What year did the Pilgrims arrive?
- A) 1610
- B) 1620
- C) 1630
- D) 1640
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Answer:
1620
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What nation did the people of Massachusetts believe they belonged to?
- A) America
- B) Britain
- C) Spain
- D) France
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Answer:
Britain
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What was Revolutionary War Spy Nathan Hale’s last words?
- A) “If I die, I die an American”
- B) “You may hang me today, but you cannot hang us all”
- C) “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”
- D) “King George’s last tyranny, my final liberty”
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Answer:
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
- A) June 11, 1776
- B) June 28, 1776
- C) July 4, 1776
- D) August 2, 1776
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Answer:
August 2, 1776
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When did America become independent?
- A) July 4, 1776
- B) July 3, 1776
- C) September 3, 1783
- D) September 3, 1776
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Answer:
September 3, 1783
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What type of paper was the Constitution written on?
- A) Hemp paper
- B) Sugar paper
- C) Sandpaper
- D) Banana paper
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Answer:
Hemp paper
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Who sewed the first American flag?
- A) Betsy Ross
- B) Rachael Mulligan
- C) Deborah Michael
- D) Joanne Taylor
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Answer:
Betsy Ross
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How many original colonies were there?
- A) 11
- B) 12
- C) 13
- D) 14
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Answer:
12
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What were George Washington’s teeth made from?
- A) Wood
- B) They were his own
- C) Multiple materials, including ivory, lead, and gold
- D) Stone
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Answer:
Multiple materials, including ivory, lead, and gold
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Why did George Washington say, “I cannot tell a lie?”
- A) His father asked him if he had chopped down a cherry tree
- B) Alexander Hamilton asked if he was scared at Valley Forge
- C) Benjamin Franklin asked if he was happy to end his Presidency
- D) His wife asked if her dress was unflattering
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Answer:
His father asked him if he had chopped down a cherry tree.
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Who led Lewis and Clark across America?
- A) Cheyenne
- B) Sacagawea
- C) Saratoga
- D) Tuckwilla
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Answer:
Sacagawea
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How were the Salem Witches executed?
- A) Burning
- B) Beheaded
- C) Hanged
- D) Electric chair
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Answer:
Hanged
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Where was slavery present?
- A) The South
- B) The North
- C) The Midwest
- D) All of the above
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Answer:
All of the above
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How many opportunities were available in Colonial America?
- A) There were opportunities for everyone
- B) There were opportunities for no one
- C) Only the rich had opportunities
- D) Only white men had opportunities
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Answer:
Only white men had opportunities
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What was the average age of death for people living in Colonial America?
- A) 47 years
- B) 48 years
- C) 49 years
- D) 50 years
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Answer:
48 years
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