American History and Cultural Influences Quiz

Test your knowledge of American history with these key events and figures from the Revolutionary War to the Civil Rights Movement.

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Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson

Ulysses S. Grant

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

13th Amendment

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

19th Amendment

Which historical figure famously declared 'Give me liberty, or give me death!'?

John Adams

Patrick Henry

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Paine

Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

Lyndon B. Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Richard Nixon

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War?

The Boston Tea Party

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

The Battles of Lexington and Concord

The Intolerable Acts

Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

Alexander Hamilton

James Madison

Which event led to the start of the California Gold Rush in 1848?

Discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill

Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

Battle of San Jacinto

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Amelia Earhart

Bessie Coleman

Harriet Quimby

Jacqueline Cochran

Which American author wrote 'The Great Gatsby'?

Ernest Hemingway

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Mark Twain

John Steinbeck

#10

Who is the first Native American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress?

Elizabeth Warren

Sharice Davids

Deb Haaland

Pocahontas

#11

Who was the first woman to run for Vice President of the United States on a major party ticket?

Hillary Clinton

Geraldine Ferraro

Sarah Palin

Kamala Harris