Basic US History Quiz

Basic US History Quiz

8th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Basic US History Quiz

Basic US History Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.3.2D, L.2.2C, L.1.1B

Standards-aligned

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

 What country is credited with discovering the Americas?
England
France
Portugal
Spain

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the 1st permanent English Colony
Roanoke, Virginia
Washington D.C.
New York, New York
Jamestown, Virginia

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Why did the British Colonists rebel and fight with England?
Disagreement over boundaries
Not being represented in British Parliament
Wanting to make its own laws
Wanting to move back to England

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

In what month and year was the Declaration of Independence adopted in the United States?
October, 1492
April, 1620
July, 1776
November , 1512

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What country did the United States fight with during the Revolutionary war, and what country was our ally?
England / France
France / Netherlands
Mexico / Canada
Germany / Portugal

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What was the highest political office held by the founding father Benjamin Franklin?
Vice President
President
Inventor
Ambassador

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which document came first, the US Constitution or the Article of Confederation?
Article of Confederation
Constitution

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