Things Every American Should Know

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1. On what date did the Revolutionary War officially end? September 3, 1783 August 14 ,1781 July 4, 1776 May 23, 1779

2. Who was the first president of the United States of America? John Adams George Washington Patrick Henry Benjamin Franklin

3. Where was the Second Continental Congress held? (This was the meeting during which the Declaration of Independence was ratified). Washington, DC Jamestown, Virginia Alexandria, Virginia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4. Which of the following was not included in the original U.S. Constitution? Cabinet House of Representatives Senate Establishment of the Supreme Court

5. What is the official language of the United States? English There isn't one Spanish English and Spanish

6. What day of the year is known as Black Thursday, because on this date the first sign of the end of the bull market came? October 23, 1927 October 26, 1932 October 24, 1929 October 28, 1935

7. Who was President at the end of the Vietnam War? Lyndon B Johnson Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford

8. Which NASA mission first landed men on the moon? Apollo 10 Apollo 13 Apollo 12 Apollo 11

9. In which year was the Cuban Missile Crisis? 1959 1962 1961 1963

10. What state was the first to enter the union, i.e. was the first to ratify the United States Constitution? Delaware New Hampshire Virginia New Jersey

11. ____________________ was first to sign the Declaration of Independence. John Penn John Hart John Hancock John Adams

12. Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat in the 1860 presidential election? John Adams Stephen A .Douglas Robert E. Lee James Buchanan

13. The Spanish-American War resulted in the United States gaining three territories from Spain. Which of these did the United States NOT acquire? The Philippines Guam Cuba Puerto Rico

14. Henry Ford introduced his Model T in 1908 but what is seen as his biggest contribution to manufacturing industry? Answer: (Two Words)

15. On what date did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor? December 17 December 7 November 31 December 3

16. Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice? Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sandra Day O'Connor Hillary Clinton There has never been a female Supreme Court Justice

17. In what year did Columbus sail across the Atlantic? Answer: (One Word)

18. Which state was first to elect a woman to Congress? Nebraska New York Montana California

19. What was the name of Benjamin Franklin's magazine? Common Sense Poor Richard's Almanac Continental Congress No Taxation Without Representation

20. Where was the first succuessful settlement by Englishmen in the United States? Salem, Massachusetts Yorktown, Virginia Jamestown, Virginia Boston, Massachusetts