Points available: 10 1: Of the following, which was not one of the original 13 colonies? A) Delaware B) Pennsylvania C) Georgia D) Maine 2: In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place? A) 1776 B) 1803 C) 1891 D) 1812 3: Which US President purchased Alaska from Russia? A) Thomas Jefferson B) Zachary Taylor C) Warren Harding D) Andrew Johnson 4: Which of the following Presidents was not in office during wartime? A) Abraham Lincoln B) James Madison C) Theodore Roosevelt D) Franklin Roosevelt 5: During what war was the Star Spangled Banner written? A) The Revolutionary War B) The War of 1812 C) The Civil War D) World War I 6: Who wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence? A) Thomas Jefferson B) John Adams C) Benjamin Franklin D) George Washington 7: Who was the first Vice President of the US? A) John Q. Adams B) John Adams C) George Washington D) Andrew Jackson 8: In what year, during World War I, did the US declare war against Germany? A) 1914 B) 1915 C) 1917 D) 1919 9: Which Constitutional Amendment guarantees a speedy public trial for criminal offenses? A) The 3rd B) The 6th C) The 8th D) The 10th 10: In what year did women gain the right to vote in the US? A) 1920 B) 1905 C) 1910 D) 1899
