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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

    Which event was a political protest against British taxation policies?

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

    Which event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

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

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

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

    Which document proclaimed freedom for the American colonies in 1776?

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

    When did the Revolutionary War begin?

    <p>1775</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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

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