FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about United States History
Quiz about United States History

Difficult History Trivia: United States History | 10 Questions


Yes, you may live in the United States, but how much do you really know about the history?

A multiple-choice quiz by Frieswithsalt. Estimated time: 5 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. History Trivia
  6. »
  7. U.S. History
  8. »
  9. Difficult U.S. History

Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
254,767
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
13032
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (5/10), Guest 44 (6/10), Guest 68 (8/10).
- -
Question 1 of 10
1. Who was the 16th President of the United States? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the 21st President of the United States? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This state became an American possession after the Mexican War, and later became the 31st state. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which Amendment prohibits any state in the US from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?" Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This man is generally said to have begun the First Great Awakening. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who said "I will fight no more, forever?" Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This land purchase was made in order to allow for the construction of a southern route for a transcontinental railroad. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. George Bush jr was the ______ President from the Republican Party. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which battle happened in the South in July of 1863? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail?" Hint



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




Most Recent Scores
Mar 28 2024 : Guest 24: 5/10
Mar 27 2024 : Guest 44: 6/10
Mar 27 2024 : Guest 68: 8/10
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 174: 8/10
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 158: 2/10
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 75: 0/10
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 172: 2/10
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 47: 5/10
Mar 19 2024 : Guest 169: 5/10

Score Distribution

quiz
Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was the 16th President of the United States?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Many believe that Lincoln was the greatest of all the presidents. He was born in a log cabin on his father's farm in Kentucky. He largely educated himself and eventually became a lawyer and politician. Nicknamed "Honest Abe," he fought the Civil War in order to save the Union. Five days after the Confederacy surrendered at the Appomattox Court House, he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater.
2. Who was the 21st President of the United States?

Answer: Chester Arthur

In 1880, Arthur was elected vice president of the United States to James A. Garfield. After Garfield was assassinated in 1881, Arthur took his place. As a young lawyer, he had been against slavery, and he made a name for himself with two cases. He won one for the freedom of two slaves, and the other he fought for a liberated African-American's civil rights.
3. This state became an American possession after the Mexican War, and later became the 31st state.

Answer: California

California was part of Mexico when the country won its independence from Spain. In 1848 California became an American possession and two years later, a state. Today, a large part of California depends on farming and it is a major location for natural attractions, including parks, forests, mountains, and of course, Disneyland.
4. Which Amendment prohibits any state in the US from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?"

Answer: Fifteenth

Republican majorities in Congress at the time acted quickly in 1869 to secure the vote for African Americans. Adding one more Reconstruction amendment to those already adopted (Thirteenth in 1865, and the Fourteenth in 1868), Congress passed the Fifteenth.
5. This man is generally said to have begun the First Great Awakening.

Answer: Jonathan Edwards

In a Congregational Church in Northampton, Massachusetts, the Reverend Jonathan Edwards initiated the Great Awakening with a series of sermons. He argued that God was rightfully angry with human sinfulness. Each individual who expressed deep penitence could be saved by God's grace, but the souls who paid no heed to God's commandments would suffer eternal damnation.

However, it was George Whitefield who spread the Awakening beyond Massachusettes.
6. Who said "I will fight no more, forever?"

Answer: Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph was chief of the Nez Perce, a Native American tribe of the Wallowa Valley in Northwest Oregon. In 1877 they were ordered to a reservation. The Nez Pierce refused. Chief Joseph attempted to lead many of his people towards Canada, fighting all along their trek. On October 5, 1877, Chief Joseph made his speech of surrender.
7. This land purchase was made in order to allow for the construction of a southern route for a transcontinental railroad.

Answer: The Gadsden Purchase

Although he failed to acquire Cuba, President Franklin Pierce succeeded in adding a thin strip of land to the American Southwest for a railroad. Mexico agreed to sell this land in 1853 for $10 million. The land forms the southern sections of present-day New Mexico and Arizona.
8. George Bush jr was the ______ President from the Republican Party.

Answer: 18

They were, in order: (1)Abraham Lincoln, (2)Ulysses Simpson Grant, (3)Rutherford Birchard Hayes, (4)James Abram Garfield, (5)Chester Alan Arthur, (6)Benjamin Harrison, (7)William McKinley, (8)Theodore Roosevelt, (9)William Howard Taft, (10)Warren Gamaliel Harding, (11)Calvin Coolidge, (12)Herbert Clark Hoover, (13)Dwight David Eisenhower, (14)Richard Milhous Nixon, (15)Gerald Rudolph Ford, (16)Ronald Wilson Reagan, (17)George Herbert Walker Bush, (18)George Walker Bush.
9. Which battle happened in the South in July of 1863?

Answer: The Battle of Vicksburg

In the South, by spring of 1863, Union forces controlled New Orleans and most of the Mississippi River and surrounding valley. The Union goal was to have complete control of the Mississippi River. Union Artillery bombarded Vicksburg for seven weeks before Confederates finally surrendered the city on July 4.
10. Who wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail?"

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

Often incorrectly called "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," it was an open letter by Martin Luther King Jr., written on April 16, 1963. He wrote the letter from the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama, after a peaceful protest against segregation.
Source: Author Frieswithsalt

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor bloomsby before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
3/29/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us