Massachusetts

What does Colonel Shaw say to his men before they head into battle?

• He tells them to keep fighting if he is killed

• He tells them they are the best regiment he ever commanded

• He asks who will carry the colors if the first man carrying them dies

• He tells them they are unlikely to win and to fight bravely

True or False? Blacks troops endured more hardship than White troops?

• True

• False

One of the first African-American regiments organized to fight for the Union in the Civil War

• The Iron Brigade

• Louisiana Tigers

• 20th Maine

• 54th Massachusetts

What is the capital city of Massachusetts?

• A) Boston

• B) Springfield

• C) Worcester

• D) Cambridge

Which famous historical event took place in Boston, Massachusetts in 1773?

• A) Boston Tea Party

• B) Signing of the Declaration of Independence

• C) Battle of Bunker Hill

• D) Boston Massacre

Which university, founded in 1636, is located in Massachusetts and is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States?

• A) Harvard University

• B) Yale University

• C) Princeton University

• D) Columbia University

What is the state bird of Massachusetts?

• A) Black-capped Chickadee

• B) American Robin

• C) Northern Cardinal

• D) Blue Jay

Which ocean borders Massachusetts to the east?

• A) Atlantic Ocean

• B) Pacific Ocean

• C) Indian Ocean

• D) Arctic Ocean

Which Massachusetts city is known as the 'City of Seven Hills'?

• A) Worcester

• B) Boston

• C) Springfield

• D) Lowell

What is the state flower of Massachusetts?

• A) Mayflower

• B) Rose

• C) Violet

• D) Sunflower