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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 The Toledo War
This is a short quiz on an almost unknown civil war within America, fought between April 1835 and December 1836, that settled a conflict that had previously lasted for two decades.
Tough
10 Q
qmwne
Dec 11 05
1023 plays
32 United States History
Yes, you may live in the United States, but how much do you really know about the history?
Difficult
10 Q
Frieswithsalt
Mar 05 07
9864 plays
33 American History Classroom Review
This quiz was created for my students as a review for their final in American History.
Average
10 Q
kazanjianm
May 07 11
1434 plays
34 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
8082 plays
35 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
849 plays
36 Historical People III: American Figures
Continuing the Historical People series, this quiz focuses on the most famous and infamous people in American History.
Average
10 Q
RockBou
Dec 12 10
936 plays
37 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
2583 plays
38 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
1977 plays
39 Truly Patriotic?
Do you know the origins of some of the most patriotic songs? Some may surprise you. Good luck!
Average
10 Q
sidevine
Jul 10 08
1935 plays
40 Famous Historic Battles
How well do you know your historic battles? Let's find out!
Average
10 Q
mrbell
Jan 08 08
4353 plays
41 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
1335 plays
42 Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary was groundbreaking in many ways. I'll try to give you clues so that if you have a good general knowledge, you should be able to guess most answers.
Difficult
10 Q
ubermom
Oct 19 08
594 plays
43 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
4761 plays
44 Noble Steeds III: United States
Horses and riders from American history. Questions range from 'all Americans ought to know it' to somewhat obscure... the bulk probably tend toward the former end of the spectrum.
Difficult
10 Q
xaosdog
Apr 27 02
1335 plays
45 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
3039 plays
46 American Firsts
A quiz concering some firsts in U.S. history. Best of luck.
Average
10 Q
davidsietsma
Feb 22 04
4227 plays
47 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
Apr 30 02
7305 plays
48 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
2526 plays
49 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
3612 plays
50 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
1008 plays
51 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
7647 plays
52 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
2490 plays
53 Forgotten Already
Just a little quiz to show you how much you've forgotten from school.
Average
20 Q
stevie969
Oct 10 01
7773 plays
54 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
4038 plays
55 American History Hodge Podge
This is a wide range of questions about the 20th Century.
Easy
10 Q
RaceGirl24
Dec 18 01
6093 plays
56 Easy Dates in American History
Think you know American history? I will travel back in time and give you clues to an event, and you must give me the date.
Average
10 Q
Nightf10182003
Sep 16 09
1581 plays
57 All-American History
Do you really know American history? Take this quiz to find out.
Average
10 Q
TheAnswerIs9
Feb 13 12
1233 plays
58 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
1095 plays
59 Groups in U.S. History with Funny Names
There have been a number of groups of people in U.S. History with funny sounding names. See if you can identify them.
Difficult
10 Q
LIBGOV
Dec 16 11
585 plays
60 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
1233 plays
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