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American History

Test

1. Who was the first President of the United States?

George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams

2. Who’s famous quote is, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”?

George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thomas Jefferson

3. Where was the first national capital located?

Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
New York
Massachusetts

4. How did the Liberty Bell get its crack?

Lightning
It was dropped
It was made that way
Cracked when first rung

5. Who was commissioned to make the first United States flag?

Betty Crocker
Eleanor Roosevelt
Betsy Ross
Martha Washington

6. In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

1756
1776
1492
1746

7. How many stars were on the first United States flag?

seven
five
thirteen
fifty

8. Who shot Abraham Lincoln?

William Tell
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
George Washington

9. Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Hancock

10. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

Francis Scott Key
Jean Lafitte
George Washington
Sir Walter Raleigh


Answers:

1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. New York
4. Cracked when first rung
5. Betsy Ross
6. 1776
7. thirteen
8. John Wilkes Booth
9. John Hancock
10. Francis Scott Key