American History

Independence Day Quiz

This quiz was created by:
Teri Ann Berg Olsen

From: Knowledge House

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There are 13 questions on this quiz.
If you answer all 13 questions correctly, you are a true patriot!
If you answer 10-12 questions correctly, your forefathers would be proud.
If you answer 6-9 questions correctly, you may want to take a refresher course in American History.
If you answer 1-5 questions correctly, you must have slept through your American History class.
If you answer 0 questions correctly, you must be from another country!





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1) Despite saying that he had "no wish but that of living and dying an honest man on my own farm," which man had the honor of becoming the first President of the United States?
Select one of the following.
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington


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2) Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Select one of the following.
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin


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3) Who wrote this statement: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal"?
Select one of the following.
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine


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4) Who said "I have not yet begun to fight!"?
Select one of the following.
Paul Revere
John Paul Jones
Patrick Henry


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5) The first national capitol was located in what city?
Select one of the following.
Boston
Philadelphia
New York


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6) The British and Americans signed a peace treaty on September 3, 1783, in what city?
Select one of the following.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paris, France
London, England


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7) How did the Liberty Bell get its crack?
Select one of the following.
It was struck by lighting
British troops vandalized it
It cracked as it was being rung
Someone dropped it


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8) Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Select one of the following.
Francis Scott Key
Patrick Henry
Betsy Ross


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9) Who said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?
Select one of the following.
John Paul Jones
Thomas Paine
Nathan Hale


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10) Who said "Give me liberty or give me death"?
Select one of the following.
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
John Paul Jones


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11)The British surrendered on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia.
Select either TRUE or FALSE.
TRUE
FALSE


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12) The Fourth of July commemorates what event?
Select one of the following.
the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
the firing of the first shot
the end of the war


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13) Can you name all of the original thirteen colonies?
Select one of the following.
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina