Majority of U.S. Citizens Get These American History Questions Wrong
How much do you really know about the history that has shaped the United States of America?
You may be surprised to know that many U.S. citizens know very little about our country's past and how it informs our current environment. Put your patriotic knowledge to the test with this history quiz.
1. Who was the first president to live in the White House?
A) George Washington
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) John Adams
D) John Quincy Adams
Answer:
John Adams
2. How many settlers came over on the Mayflower?
A) 102
B) 56
C) 134
D) 200
Answer:
102 settlers
3. Which European country colonized Florida?
A) England
B) Spain
C) France
D) Germany
Answer:
Spain
4. Which president is credited with ending slavery?
A) George Washington
B) John Adams
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Woodrow Wilson
Answer:
Abraham Lincoln
5. What was the bloodiest one-day battle in American History?
A) Battle of Verdun (WWII)
B) Pearl Harbor (WWII)
C) Battle of Antietam (Civil War)
D) None of the Above
Answer:
Battle of Antietam (Civil War)
6. Who was the first president to be impeached?
A) Donald Trump
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Andrew Johnson
D) Bill Clinton
Answer:
Andrew Johnson
7. What was the leading cause of death during the first winter of the Plymouth Colony?
A) Disease
B) Harsh Weather
C) Starvation
D) All of the Above
Answer:
All of the Above
8. How many amendments to the U.S. Constitution are there?
A) 27
B) 10
C)75
D) 0
Answer:
27 amendments
9. The first African slaves were brought to which modern city/state?
A) Jacksonville, Florida
B) Jamestown, Virginia
C) Charlotte, North Carolina
D) Plymouth, Massachusetts
Answer:
Jamestown, Virginia
10. What year did the U.S. join World War I?
A) 1914
B) 1915
C) 1916
D) 1917
Answer:
None
11. What was New York’s original name?
A) New Holland
B) New Dutch-land
C) Philadelphia
D) New Amsterdam
Answer:
New Amsterdam
12. On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A) July 4, 1776
B) August 2, 1776
C) May 17, 1779
C) July 4, 1779
Answer:
August 2, 1776
13. What European country was the Statue of Liberty a gift from?
A) Germany
B) United Kingdom
C) France
D) Italy
Answer:
France
14. Which was the first US state admitted to the Union?
A) Pennsylvania
B) Delaware
C) New York
D) Virginia
Answer:
Delaware
15. How many US Presidents have been assassinated?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 6
D) 0
Answer:
None
16. Who was the Confederate President during the Civil War?
A) Ulysses S. Grant
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Jefferson Davis
D) Robert E. Lee
Answer:
Jefferson Davis
17. In 1903, the United States doubled in size after which event?
A) The Louisiana Purchase
B) The Civil War
C) The Indian Removal Act
D) The Monroe Doctrine
Answer:
The Louisiana Purchase
18. What of the following wars did the United States NOT fight in during the 1800s?
A) Mexican-American War
B) Civil War
C) War of 1812
D) Revolutionary War
Answer:
Revolutionary War
19. What was the name of the network of secret routes that helped slaves escape from the South to the North?
A) Underground Tunnels
B) Underground Railroad
C) Freedom Movement
D) None of the Above
Answer:
Underground Railroad
20. Who was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms?
A) George Washington
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) William Henry Harrison
D) Grover Cleveland
Answer:
Grover Cleveland
21. The US National Anthem starts with the following words…
A) “Oh say, can you see”
B) “God bless America”
C) “In God we trust”
D) “We the people”
Answer:
“Oh say, can you see”
22. When was the first United States $1 bill minted?
A) 1670
B) 1776
C) 1862
D) 1801
Answer:
None
23. What was the first permanent settlement in what would eventually be the United States?
A) Annapolis
B) Chesapeake Bay
C) Massachusetts Bay Colony
D) Jamestown
Answer:
Jamestown
24. How many people were executed during the Salem Witch Trials?
A) 120
B) 19
C) 63
D) 4
Answer:
None
25. When was the first Great Awakening?
A) 1730s -1740s
B) 1600s-1630s
C) 1810s
D) 1890s-1910s
Answer:
1730s-1740s
26. About how many slaves were freed at the conclusion of the Civil War?
A) 1 Million
B) 4 Million
C) 6 Million
D) 500,000
Answer:
4 Million
27. What tribe was Pocahontas from?
A) Powhatan
B) Cherokee
C) Mohawk
D) Iroquois
Answer:
Powhatan
28. On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked which American harbor?
A) New York Harbor
B) Pearl Harbor
C) Miami Harbor
D) Sunset Harbor
Answer:
Pearl Harbor
29. Where did Christopher Columbus land?
A) Virginia
B) Maryland
C) Massachusettes
D) None of the Above
Answer:
None of the Above
30. What was the last state to be admitted into the union?
A) California
B) Alaska
C) Hawaii
D) Texas
Answer:
Hawaii
31. Who first discovered America?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Leif Erikson
C) Erik the Red
C) Ferdinand II
Answer:
Leif Erikson
