History Knowledge Assessment

Who was the first President of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams

• George Washington

What year did World War II begin?

• 1935

• 1941

• 1945

• 1939

Name one ancient civilization that existed in Mesopotamia.

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

• Sumerians

• Hittites

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

What was the main cause of the American Civil War?

• Economic disputes over tariffs.

• Slavery and its expansion into new territories.

• Disagreements on state rights.

• Cultural differences between the North and South.