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.

#1

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

Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
#2

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

13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
#3

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

John Adams
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
#4

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

Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
#5

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
#6

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

Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
#7

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
#8

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

Amelia Earhart
Bessie Coleman
Harriet Quimby
Jacqueline Cochran
#9

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

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