Quiz 1 - History of the UK and US

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What war ended right before the start of the Roaring Twenties?

• Civil War
• World War I
• Cold War

American Declaration of Independence was signed in _____.

• 1776
• 1783
• 1787

______ was regarded as a foundation of individual liberties and a symbol of limited government.

• The establishment of the Parliament
• American Constitution
• Magna Carta

What was the major goal of the Progressive Movement in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• A movement that sought to increase the power of the federal government.
• A movement that sought to promote the interests of big business and industrialists.
• A political movement that sought to reform government and society.

In the 18th century, the _____ forced many British people to leave their rural homes and migrate to new towns and cities in search of work in the factories.

• English Reformation
• Revolutionary War
• Industrial Revolution

Which colony was the first to be founded in American by British people?

• New Amsterdam, New York
• Jamestown, Virginia
• Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts

By 1733 English settlers had founded 13 colonies ________ in North America.

• along the Atlantic coast
• around the Great Lakes
• along the coast of Pacific Ocean

The period of 1649-1660 marked the only time England became a _____ country, which was due to the Civil War and the execution of King Charles I.

• democracy
• republic
• monarchy