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The United States -- a young country that can already fill entire history books. From Native American history through the American Revolution and Civil War to more recent events, you will find a wide range of fascinating quizzes on U.S. historical topics here.

See how much you remember about the growth and development of the United States!
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31 Famous Historic Battles
How well do you know your historic battles? Let's find out!
Average
10 Q
mrbell
Jan 08 08
2745 plays
32 Trifling Tidbits of American History
Some historical minutia for you to ponder. Have fun!
Tough
10 Q
sportcon
Nov 29 00
4305 plays
33 From New York Newspapers!
Being the center of news journalism in the United States, articles which appear first in New York's newspapers --past and present-- contain some interesting tidbits of information.
Difficult
10 Q
lompocjoe
Feb 22 07
1176 plays
34 More Seventh Grade U.S. History
This is the sequel to my often played quiz, Seventh Grade U.S. History. Enjoy!
Average
10 Q
mrbell
Nov 25 07
2721 plays
35 Basic North American History
This will focus on information any well-educated person should know. Knowledge of names, dates, and places will be required. Good luck!
Average
10 Q
mrbell
Jun 21 08
1878 plays
36 Things Every American Should Know
Here are some questions about American history. These are facts that every American should know.
Average
20 Q
susanlyn
Nov 29 06
5601 plays
37 Water's APUSH Quiz, Goal 4
This on-line quiz was created by Mark Clapp for Ms. Water's AP US History Class as a review for the end of course exam. This quiz covers Goal 4 or the period of Manifest Destiny, Andrew Jackson, and the Second Great Awakening.
Difficult
20 Q
ncst8fan15
May 24 02
1095 plays
38 High School U.S. History
Hello, class! Pop Quiz today! This is a quiz about all that U.S. History we have learned so far in High School U.S. History. Attendance shall be taken ... and afterwards, please do your best on this test!
Average
10 Q
jinni
Sep 13 08
1560 plays
39 Ten New Tidbits of American History
This is my second quiz on Ten Tidbits of American History, culled from the fine book writen by John Garraty. I hope that, like me, some of these questions will entice you to read further up on these lesser known historical events or people.
Difficult
10 Q
keithkomodo
Jun 17 09
666 plays
40 People to Meet, Places to Be
People and places in US History, didn't we sleep through that class? Don't sleep here! Try and remember all those facts you were supposed to memorize for class ...
Tough
10 Q
highst950
Apr 29 08
918 plays
41 Ten Tidbits of American History
These questions were based on information from the book, "1,001 Things Everyone Should Know About American History", compiled by John Garraty in 1989, and supplemented by internet research.
Very Difficult
10 Q
keithkomodo
Feb 10 09
1533 plays
42 American Firsts
A quiz concering some firsts in U.S. history. Best of luck.
Average
10 Q
davidsietsma
Feb 22 04
3465 plays
43 More New York Newspaper Front Page Stories
Reading New York newspapers is a lot of fun, especially looking through old issues. Here are some questions about articles that the papers felt were important enough to put them on the front page.
Difficult
10 Q
lompocjoe
Feb 25 07
879 plays
44 History -Then and Now
Remember all those history books you didn't want to read in high school? Well they could have helped you now.
Average
10 Q
highst950
Mar 31 08
1668 plays
45 What Year Was It?
This will be a simple quiz. I give you the event, you give me the year. Let's see how well you paid attention in your American History class! All questions will be fill in the blank.
Tough
15 Q
draculanut31
Aug 16 02
2088 plays
46 The Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell is one of the most popular US symbols. The actual bell can still be seen today in Philadelphia. How much do you know about this important part of US history?
Difficult
10 Q
mementoflash
Feb 19 06
735 plays
47 Early 20th Century U.S.
Turn of a century American AP History - and some little known facts.
Very Difficult
10 Q
LTCJ
Jan 17 09
1476 plays
48 Basic U.S.A. History
This quiz is about some essential events in U.S.A. history, the sort of stuff that non-Americans, too, may learn about at school.
Tough
10 Q
flem-ish
Jan 23 04
3972 plays
49 The Early Americas
I love history. This quiz tests your knowledge of Early America. Enjoy!
Average
10 Q
yoshiegg812
Jul 13 08
936 plays
50 United States History
See if you know your history of the United States. Questions will start out easy and gradually increase in difficulty.
Tough
25 Q
bailamos
May 01 02
6603 plays
51 American History
This is my second US History quiz, as with the first one, it is based on The American Pageant. Chapters 7-12.
Average
20 Q
boblarry
Dec 20 04
2832 plays
52 U.S. History Viewed from Britain
This quiz is for those players living outside the U.S.A., who have never studied the history of the U.S. Apologies, but this quiz will be too easy for you guys across the pond from Britain.
Average
15 Q
rialto88
Feb 08 06
1350 plays
53 Elementary American History
This quiz consists of questions I knew the answer to by the time I was eight years old. After seeing a disturbing lack of knowledge on a recent TV show, I was curious to see how people would do on this quiz. This *should* be easy ...
Average
10 Q
James76255
Aug 05 05
6231 plays
54 The Fetterman Massacre
This tragedy was part of Red Cloud's War against white encroachment on Sioux lands.
Difficult
10 Q
beterave
Aug 10 09
156 plays
55 Forgotten Already
Just a little quiz to show you how much you've forgotten from school.
Average
20 Q
stevie969
Oct 10 01
6726 plays
56 U.S History: Past and Present
This has random questions about U.S History.
Average
10 Q
mEAnjoegreen
Mar 02 07
2583 plays
57 Slurs, Slanders and Epithets in U.S. History
American History -- a bunch of boring bearded guys carrying on about tariffs, or an amusing panoply of egomaniacs and wingnuts who say scandalous things about each other?
Difficult
10 Q
coolupway
Aug 03 02
2250 plays
58 American History Hodge Podge
This is a wide range of questions about the 20th Century.
Easy
10 Q
RaceGirl24
Dec 18 01
4983 plays
59 US History And Commemorations
Some things are so basic to a nation, that even a mere tourist would have heard of them. So anyone who hopes to qualify for a Green Card, might first test themselves on this ABC of American hHistory and days of Commemoration.
Average
10 Q
flem-ish
Oct 17 01
3315 plays
60 Not so Famous Firsts
The following questions involve people doing or accomplishing something for the very first time. How well will you do?
Difficult
15 Q
zil_ennov
Mar 06 08
558 plays
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