1. Stockbridge
   New London
2. Jamestown

Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. It was founded in 1607.

1. December 31st
   July 4th
2. May 18th

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. That's why we celebrate with fireworks on the 4th of July! It wasn't actually signed until August 2 of the same year.

1. 1787
   1799
2. 1805

The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787. That was 11 years after we declared independence.

1. George Washington
   Benjamin Franklin
2. Thomas Jefferson

President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. This is famously called the Louisiana Purchase.

1. 1834
   1861
2. 1899

The Civil War began in 1861 and lasted to 1865. Abraham Lincoln was the president at the time.

1. Maine
   Connecticut
2. Massachusetts

The opening shots of the American Revolution were fired in Massachusetts. That was at Lexington and Concord in 1775.

1. Independence Hall
   Washington, D.C.
2. The Grand Canyon

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were written. Today, the hall is a landmark of American history.

1. Hastings
   Saratoga
2. The Bulge

The Battle of Saratoga is considered to be the turning point in the American Revolution. The defeat of the Brits at Yorktown was the end of the Revolution.

1. Delaware
   South Carolina
2. Michigan

Fort Sumter is located in South Carolina. The first shots of the Civil War were fired there.

1. Waterloo
   Little Big Horn
2. Gettysburg​

The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War. The Confederate troops never invaded the North again.

1. Greenwich​
   Appomattox
2. New Rochelle

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. This officially ended the Civil War.

1. Theory
   Fallacy
2. Disaster

Mercantilism is an economic theory. It states that a country's strength comes from gold, selling more than it buys, and devoting the colonies to the benefit of the Mother Country.

1. Prohibitionists
   Abolitionists
2. Nationalists

An abolitionist was someone that wanted to end slavery in the U.S. The Civil War eventually led to abolition.

1. A law
   A natural right
2. A tax

A tariff is a tax on goods that are imported. There was a lot of controversy about British tariffs before the American Revolution.

1. Statism
   Sectionalism
2. Protectionism

Loyalty to the state over the country is known as sectionalism. It was very much not what the Founding Fathers intended.

1. Land
   Taxes
2. Art

Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States should own all the land between the Atlantic and the Pacific. Manifest Destiny became a reality.

1. Cigarettes
   Alcohol
2. Prostitution

The Temperance Movement was a campaign against the sale and drinking of alcohol. That didn't last for very long!

1. An Oligarchy
   A Parliamentary Government
2. A Representative Government​

Our government is a representative government. That means that voters elect representatives to make laws for them.

1. Nation
   Colony
2. Branch of the government

A Republic is a kind of nation. It's where voters choose representatives to govern them.

1. 1
   2
2. 3

In our country, we have 3 branches of government. These are the Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches.

1. Declaration of Independence
   Magna Carta
2. Bill of Rights

The Magna Carta was the first document that limited the power of the ruler. It was signed in 1215 by King John of England.

1. Magna Carta
   Papers of Aristotle
2. English Bill of Rights

The American Bill of Rights is based on the English Bill of Rights. Seems fitting that we should have one too.

1. George Washington
   Thomas Jefferson
2. Alexander Hamilton

The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. He would go on to be our third president.

1. George Washington
   Ulysses S. Grant
2. John Adams

George Washington advised us in his Farewell Address to stay “neutral in its relations with other nations.” He also said that we should avoid "entangling alliances."

1. Thomas Paine
   Walter Reese
2. James Monroe

"Common Sense" was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was meant to convince the colonists that it was time to become independent.

1. Ulysses S. Grant
   Abraham Lincoln
2. George Washington

The Gettysburg Address was made by Abraham Lincoln. It was to dedicate the cemetery to soldiers that died at the Battle of Gettysburg.

1. Robert E. Lee
   Benjamin Franklin
2. Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. It was the official end of slavery in this country.

1. Division Principle
   Great Schism
2. Great Compromise

The Great Compromise divided Congress into two houses. One house was based on population, while the other was based on equal representation to each state.

1. Sons of Liberty
   Beer Brewing Guild
2. Confederate Army

Sam Adams was a member of the Sons of Liberty. They started the Committee of Correspondence to gain public support for the revolution.

1. Statesman
   Diplomat
2. Inventor
   All of the above

Benjamin Franklin wore many hats. He was a statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

1. King George III
   King Simon
2. King Edward VI

King George III was not a favorite among colonialists. He taxed the colonies and refused the Olive Branch Petition that led to the final break with the colonies.

1. Speech
   Religion
2. Press
   All of the above

The First Amendment is a pretty remarkable thing. It protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

1. Speech
   Arms
2. Immigration

The Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms. It also protects the right to organize militias, or armies.

1. Washington
   Maryland
2. New Jersey

The Statue of Liberty is associated with NYC, but it’s actually in New Jersey! It’s in Jersey City, to be exact.

1. Louvre
   Metropolitan Museum of Art
2. Smithsonian

The Smithsonian is the most popular museum in the U.S. To be specific, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in D.C. is the most popular.