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Quiz about American History I
Quiz about American History I

American History I Trivia Quiz


A small quiz on America's Independence. Choose your answers carefully, and show your mettle!

A multiple-choice quiz by JohnAdams. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
JohnAdams
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
26,056
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
Plays
18082
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 208 (18/20), Guest 172 (15/20), rupert774 (16/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Which cousin of Samuel Adams became the first Vice-President of the United States? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What woman is credited with being the 'Voice of the American Revolution'? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Where was the 'shot heard 'round the world'? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Fill in the blank of this quote by Patrick Henry: 'Must the price of freedom be purchased at the cost of chains? Forbid it, ____________! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. What was George Washington's occupation before the War of Independence? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Name the hero that lost his life at the end of a British noose and the traitor that is reviled even today. Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. What British general surrendered at Yorktown? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Who said of close friend, George Washington, '(He was) first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen'? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Who said to the British, upon near defeat, 'I have not yet begun to fight'? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. How many stripes are on the U.S. flag? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. How many stripes were on the U.S. flag at its conception? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. How many stripes were on the US flag in 1814, at the time of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner"? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Who is credited with the creation of the first U.S. flag upon commission by Congress? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. More than any other pose, which was the most often shown in paintings of George Washington? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Who is the 'Portrait Artist of Early America'? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. The District of Columbia was given to the Federal Government by which two states? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. On what day was the the final version of the American Declaration of Independence approved? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. In what year was the Constitution of the United States drafted? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. In what year was the Constitution of the United States ratified? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which cousin of Samuel Adams became the first Vice-President of the United States?

Answer: John Adams

John Adams later became the second President of the United States.
2. What woman is credited with being the 'Voice of the American Revolution'?

Answer: Abigail Adams

3. Where was the 'shot heard 'round the world'?

Answer: Lexington-Concord

This was the first 'official' battle of the American Revolution.
4. Fill in the blank of this quote by Patrick Henry: 'Must the price of freedom be purchased at the cost of chains? Forbid it, ____________! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

Answer: Almighty God

5. What was George Washington's occupation before the War of Independence?

Answer: Tobacco farmer

He was a surveyor in his earlier years.
6. Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys?

Answer: Ethan Allen

7. Name the hero that lost his life at the end of a British noose and the traitor that is reviled even today.

Answer: Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold

8. What British general surrendered at Yorktown?

Answer: General Cornwallis

9. Who said of close friend, George Washington, '(He was) first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen'?

Answer: Henry 'Light Horse Harry' Lee

Henry Lee was a fore-father of Robert E. Lee, Commander of the armies of the Confederate States of America. Washington and Lee University was named after George and Robert.
10. Who said to the British, upon near defeat, 'I have not yet begun to fight'?

Answer: Captain John Paul Jones

This battle cry turned the tide of the battle for the High Seas between Britain and America.
11. How many stripes are on the U.S. flag?

Answer: 13

12. How many stripes were on the U.S. flag at its conception?

Answer: 13

13. How many stripes were on the US flag in 1814, at the time of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner"?

Answer: 15

It was fifteen for a short while. It was then changed back to 13 to represent the original thirteen colonies and has remained that way ever since.
14. Who is credited with the creation of the first U.S. flag upon commission by Congress?

Answer: Betsy Ross

No one is really sure if this is folklore or historical fact.
15. More than any other pose, which was the most often shown in paintings of George Washington?

Answer: 3/4 facing portrait

16. Who is the 'Portrait Artist of Early America'?

Answer: Gilbert Stuart

17. The District of Columbia was given to the Federal Government by which two states?

Answer: Virginia and Maryland

However, in the 1840s, amid rising tension between the central government and the southern states, Virginia reclaimed (and got) the land it had given for the creation of the District of Columbia.
18. On what day was the the final version of the American Declaration of Independence approved?

Answer: July 4, 1776

The Declaration explained why the Continental Congress had declared the thirteen colonies independent two days earlier.
19. In what year was the Constitution of the United States drafted?

Answer: 1787

20. In what year was the Constitution of the United States ratified?

Answer: 1788

Source: Author JohnAdams

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