Founding Fathers

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Which European settlement is considered the oldest continuously inhabited in the United States?

  • Jamestown
  • St. Augustine (correct)
  • Philadelphia
  • Boston

Which event resulted in the formation of the United States and the end of British colonial rule?

  • French and Indian War
  • Boston Tea Party
  • Declaration of Independence (correct)
  • Founding of Jamestown

Which event was a confrontation between British soldiers and a mob of colonists in Boston, resulting in the deaths of five colonists?

  • Revolutionary War
  • Boston Massacre (correct)
  • Founding of Jamestown
  • French and Indian War

Which expedition explored the newly acquired western territory of the United States?

<p>The Lewis and Clark expedition (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event resulted in the preservation of the Union and the abolition of slavery?

<p>The Civil War (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event led to the emergence of the United States as a global power?

<p>The Spanish American War (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event resulted in the reunification of Vietnam under communist rule?

<p>The Vietnam War (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

<p>Founding of Jamestown (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event was a political protest against British taxation policies?

<p>Boston Tea Party (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event resulted in the end of British control over French territories in North America?

<p>French and Indian War (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

<p>Abraham Lincoln is assassinated (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event led to the United States entering World War II?

<p>U.S. enters World War I (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event resulted in the decline of trade and industrial production worldwide?

<p>Great Depression (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event sparked widespread outrage and further fueled the civil rights movement?

<p>Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which document proclaimed freedom for the American colonies in 1776?

<p>The Declaration of Independence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Revolutionary War begin?

<p>1775 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

<p>Thomas Jefferson (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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