Think You’re a US History Whiz? This Quiz Will Put Your Knowledge to the Test.
What post-World War II aid plan helped rebuild Western Europe and contain communism?
In what 1963 speech did Martin Luther King Jr. famously declare "I Have a Dream"?
What 1862 law offered free land to settlers willing to farm the Western frontier?
Which Scottish-born inventor patented the telephone in the U.S. in 1876?
What 1848 women's rights gathering issued the Declaration of Sentiments demanding equality?
Who became the first American astronaut to orbit Earth in 1962?
Who commanded the famous 1804-1806 expedition to explore the western U.S. territories?
Who became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967?
What environmental disaster of the 1930s devastated the Great Plains with massive dust storms?
Who served as Chief Justice in the landmark 1803 case Marbury v. Madison, establishing judicial review?
In which year did the 19th Amendment grant American women the right to vote?
Who established the American Red Cross in 1881 to provide disaster relief and humanitarian aid?
Why is the 1862 Battle of Antietam considered a crucial moment in the Civil War?
Which President navigated the tense standoff during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis?
What tragic 1830s forced relocation of Native Americans is known as the Trail of Tears?
What 1920s cultural movement celebrated African American art, literature, and music in New York City?
Which abolitionist is famously known as the "conductor" of the Underground Railroad, helping thousands escape slavery?
In what year did President Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in Confederate states?
Who revolutionized Southern agriculture with the invention of the cotton gin in 1793?
What sparked the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain?