USA History General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions MCQs Practice Test
(1) The battle of Bull Run was fought in:
(a) The American War of Independence
(b) The American Civil War
(c) The US-Spanish War
(2) Panama Canal was officially opened in the year:
(a) 1812
(b) 1906
(c) 1914
(3) The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the city of:
(a) Philadelphia
(b) London
(c) Paris
(4) Which one of the following enjoys the title of “Father of American Constitution”:
(a) Jefferson
(b) Washington
(c) Madison
(5) The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution of US ratified in 1791 are known as:
(a) Bill of Constitution
(b) Bill of Rights
(c) Bill of Justice
(6) Total articles in United States Constitution are:
(a) XIII
(b) XXIII
(c) VXI
(d) None of these
(7) Atlantic Charter dates back to:
(a) 1946
(b) 1941
(c) 1827
(8) Attack on Pearl Harbour took place in:
(a) 1918
(b) 1941
(c) 1939
(9) _____________ was the second state of ratify the constitution.
(a) Maine
(b) New York
(c) Pennsylvania
(10) The Civil Right Act was passed in:
(a) 1964
(b) 1965
(c) 1966
(11) Louis Armstrong was a:
(a) Pianist
(b) Drummer
(c) Trumpeter
(12) ‘Four Freedoms’ were announced by:
(a) Truman
(b) Wilson
(c) FDR
(13) Affirmative Action policy is to help:
(a) Whites
(b) Blacks
(c) Women
(d) None of these
(14) American Colonization Society was to:
(a) Support American expansionism
(b) Support anti slavery movement
(c) Settle Negros in Africa
(15) The only President to enjoy four terms:
(a) George Washington
(b) Thomson Jefferson
(c) Andrew Jackson
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(16) The ‘Gold Rush’ of California occurred in:
(a) 1848
(b) 1862
(c) 1865
(d) 1914
(17) Next to Cotton the most valuable American export in 1860 was:
(a) Cotton manufacturers
(b) Tobacco
(c) Wheat
(d) Lumber
