US History Pre-Test

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Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Which founding document starts with the phrase "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union..."

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US Constitution

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Who did the US fight in the War of 1812?

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Great Britain

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The size of the US nearly doubled with the Louisiana Purchase. Who sold the land to us?

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France

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Who was President of the US at the end of the Civil War?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Four US Presidents have been assassinated. Who was the last President to be assassinated?

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John Kennedy

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Who was the first President to be impeached?

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Andrew Johnson

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What famous American inventor was credited with developing the first light bulb and given over 1,000 other patents for new inventions?

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Thomas Edison

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This former Governor of the Indiana Territory served the shortest time of any US president - 31 days.

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William Henry Harrison

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What US Calvary Colonel led his men into a slaughter at the hands of Sioux Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull at the Battle of Little Big Horn?

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George Custer