Classic
Quiz History
History
 28 QUESTIONS
Q1. The ____________________ used electricity to send news across the country.
A) Transcontenial railroad
B) Telegraph
C) Exoduster
Q2. The largest conflict that the Union Pacific railroad workers faced was
A) Native American groups that were unhappy with the railroad disturbing their way of life.
B) Native American groups that were happy with the railroad and their way of life.
C) Native American groups that were happy with the railroad but wanted a new way of life.
Q3. The Central Pacific railroad company was made up of _________________________.
A) Telegraph
B) Exoduster
C) Chinese immigrants

Social Studies Chapter 3

99 played - 14 yrs ago

5th Grade American History Test

Medium QUIZ 28 QUESTIONS
Jmathis

Jmathis
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Quiz History
History
 15 QUESTIONS
Q1. From what country was John Cabot?
A) Columbia
B) Italy
C) China
Q2. What did Champlain found?
A) Quebec
B) St. Lawrence
C) School of Navigation
Q3. What was the name of Cabot's ship?
A) The Ship
B) The Nina
C) The Matthew

Explorers of the Northeast

55 played - 13 yrs ago

Review of American Explorers

Hard QUIZ 15 QUESTIONS
Onewinn

Onewinn
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Classic
Quiz History
History
 22 QUESTIONS
Q1. What is Public Opinion and one example of importance?
A) The social institutions, including families and schools, that help shape individuals' basic political…
B) Citizens' attitudes about political issues, leaders, institutions, and events. It refers to the whole…
C) The induction of individuals into the political culture; the process of learning the underlying beliefs…
D) The power of the media to influence how events and issues are interpreted. If the media were to cover…
Q2. What are Agents of Socialization? What is the significance?
A) The induction of individuals into the political culture; the process of learning the underlying beliefs…
B) An attitude or view that is especially important to the individual holding it. A misguided view of this…
C) Citizens' attitudes about political issues, leaders, institutions, and events. It refers to the whole…
D) The social institutions, including families and schools, that help shape individuals' basic political…
Q3. What is Political Socialization? What is its significance?
A) The induction of individuals into the political culture; the process of learning the underlying beliefs…
B) A shift in electoral support to the candidate whom public-opinion polls report as the front-runner. This…
C) An electoral format that presents the names of all the candidates for any given office on the same ballot.…
D) The power of the media to influence how events and issues are interpreted. If the media were to cover…

American Government Power & Purpose

26 played - 11 yrs ago

A quiz for 2nd Test of the PHC Prep Government AP Course

Medium QUIZ 22 QUESTIONS
Emmillinnee

Emmillinnee
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Classic
Quiz History
History
 10 QUESTIONS
Q1. Who is regarded as the Father of America?
A) James Madison
B) George Washington
C) James Patterson
D) Thomas Jefferson
Q2. Boston Tea Party took place in the year :
A) 1772
B) 1770
C) 1773
D) 1776
Q3. The man who led the first sail to Japan from America is :
A) Commodore Matthew Perry
B) General Lewis Dickson
C) Commodore Lewis Dickson
D) General Matthew Perry

History of America

24 played - 6 yrs ago

Hard QUIZ 10 QUESTIONS
Andrewt13

Andrewt13
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Classic
Quiz History
History
 10 QUESTIONS
Q1. Where was he born and when?
A) February 12, 1809 and in a one-room log cabin
B) October 2, 1881 and in Georgia
C) September 7, 1804 in a tiny cottage
Q2. What is a quote he said?
A) 'It shall be done'
B) 'It is written'
C) 'The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.'
Q3. What number president was he?
A) 12th
B) 16th
C) 11th

Who was Abe Lincoln?

21 played - 11 yrs ago

Asking questions about an American favorite or not : Abe Lincoln.

Medium QUIZ 10 QUESTIONS
Anielle02

Anielle02
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Quiz History
History
 7 QUESTIONS
Q1. In the last lesson, various _____ or laws were used by the British in order to maintain power over the…
A) Acts
B) Protests
C) Boycotts
Q2. On your timeline, what year did Parliament pass the Sugar Act?
A) 1772
B) 1764
C) 1776
Q3. What is the best definition of a revolution?
A) To end or overturn a law or policy
B) A sometimes violnt attempt by many people to change their government and replace it with a different one.
C) An economic actvity that satisfies a consumer's want

Road to Revolution

13 played - 10 yrs ago

Review over lesson 1 of the American Revolution Unit Grade 4

Hard QUIZ 7 QUESTIONS
Raechelhope

Raechelhope
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Classic
Quiz History
History
 10 QUESTIONS
Q1. The American Civil Rights movement, from the passage of a constitutional amendment granting African Americans…
A) 100
B) 130
C) 40
Q2. The amendment to the constitution granting citizenship to African Americans in America was
A) 10th
B) 19th
C) 14th
Q3. The amendment to the U. S. Constitution granting African Americans the right to vote was
A) 13th
B) 15th
C) 21st

The 1960s Civil Rights Movement

2.3 k played - 14 yrs ago

This is a quiz on information gleaned from an online lesson on civil rights in America in the 1960s

Medium QUIZ 10 QUESTIONS
Jamcastle

Jamcastle
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Classic
Quiz History
History
 7 QUESTIONS
Q1. What country had the former name of Saint-Dominique?
A) Jamaica
B) Haiti
C) Cuba
D) Mexico
Q2. What South American country was able to claim independence without going to war?
A) Brazil
B) Argentina
C) Bolivia
D) Ecuador
Q3. What were the two main colonial powers in South America during the independence movements?
A) Britain and the United States
B) China and India
C) Cuba and Spain
D) Spain and Portugal

Latin American Revolutions Review

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Latin American Revolutions Review

Hard QUIZ 7 QUESTIONS
Jeremynichols86

Jeremynichols86
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Classic
Quiz History
History
 9 QUESTIONS
Q1. Why did most people settle in the Northern Colonies?
A) To become a rich landowner and planter
B) Because it was land given by the King.
C) For religious freedom
Q2. Why did most people settle in the Middle Colonies?
A) Religious freedom, mild weather and good soil
B) To be at the center of the slave trade
C) For religious freedom
Q3. Why did most people settle in the Southern Colonies?
A) To become a rich landowner and planter
B) To escapse the Northern slave trade
C) To join the shipping industry

Northern, Middle and Sourthern Colonies

325 played - 13 yrs ago

Test your knowledge of the Northern, Middle and Southern colonies of colonial America.

Medium QUIZ 9 QUESTIONS
Kmurto

Kmurto
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Classic
Quiz History
History
 5 QUESTIONS
Q1. What year slavery was abolished it in the United States ?
A) 1800
B) 1865
C) 1897
Q2. What is the product whose trade was prohibited during the period of Prohibition ?
A) Tobacco
B) Weapons
C) Alcohol
Q3. What was the name of the famous ship that transported to America one hundred of English Puritans who…
A) The Mayflower
B) The Queen Mary
C) The Queen May

The United States of America

281 played - 16 yrs ago

Questions about the States ...

Medium QUIZ 5 QUESTIONS
Poseidonthereturns

Poseidonthereturns
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Classic
Quiz History
History
 5 QUESTIONS
Q1. In what year did the Mayflower left England ?
A) 1600
B) 1620
C) 1650
Q2. Where he docked in North America ?
A) Cap Cod
B) At the edge of the Hudson river
C) Santa Monica
Q3. How many passagers ?
A) 840
B) 102
C) 40

The Mayflower

210 played - 16 yrs ago

Short quizz on this famous ship from English to colonize North America. This quizz is also playable in its french version…

Hard QUIZ 5 QUESTIONS
JOB02

JOB02
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Classic
Quiz History
History
 30 QUESTIONS
Q1. What was life like for the Southerners?
A) Southerners worked in factories
B) Southerners lived in large towns and cities
C) Southerners lived and worked on farms in small towns
Q2. What was life like for the Northerners?
A) Northerners lived and worked on farms
B) Northerners worked in factories and lived in large towns and cities
C) Northerners lived in small towns and cities
Q3. What is a sectionalism?
A) A loyalty to a section or part of the country rather than to the whole country
B) A loyalty to the whole country
C) Not loyal to the country

America North and South History

152 played - 14 yrs ago

5th Grade - North and South History Test

Medium QUIZ 30 QUESTIONS
Jmathis

Jmathis
medium
Classic
Quiz History
History
 20 QUESTIONS
Q1. When did The Molasses Act occur?
A) Before the Revolutionary War began
B) During the Revolutionary War
C) After the Revolutionary War ended
D) The Molasses Act is not real
Q2. Who broke into the homes of tax collectors to beat them, and also perpetrated the Boston Tea Party?
A) Members of Parliament
B) Sons of Liberty
C) The British
D) The Mohawk Indians
Q3. Find the one true fact about the Minutemen :
A) The first Minutemen were located in Philadelphia.
B) They were called Minutemen b/c they lived a minute away from the war fields.
C) They were called Minutemen b/c they could fight within a minute's notice.
D) Paul Revere was the leader of the Minutemen.

American Revolution Part 1

46 played - 13 yrs ago

Revolutionary War Trivia

Hard QUIZ 20 QUESTIONS
Lltrace

Lltrace
hard
Classic
Quiz History
History
 10 QUESTIONS
Q1. Who was selected to be the chief writer of the declaration of independence?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) John Adams
C) Thomas Jefferson
Q2. Who anonymously published a little pamphlet in which he told his views on the need for American Independence?
A) Robert Livingston
B) Thomas Paine
C) Richard Henry Lee
Q3. Who was the ruler of Britain during the american revolution?
A) King George III
B) King William VI
C) King James III

The Revolutionary War

41 played - 14 yrs ago

Questions regarding the American Revolution.

Medium QUIZ 10 QUESTIONS
Martineayers

Martineayers
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Classic
Quiz History
History
 17 QUESTIONS
Q1. What are the dates of the Civil War?
A) 1840-1864
B) 1861-1865
C) 1860-1866
Q2. How many victims were there?
A) 620 000
B) 52 000
C) 12 000
Q3. Who was the president of the United States ?
A) Robert E. Lee
B) Jefferson Davis
C) Abraham Lincoln

The Civil War

19 played - 7 yrs ago

The war between the American States

Hard QUIZ 17 QUESTIONS
Yanabeea

Yanabeea
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