American History Important Dates Quiz

Who sponsored Christopher Columbus' European 'discovery' of the continent?

In which year did the Spanish colonize central America and Florida?

What did the English become key exporters of from their colony in Jamestown Virginia?

Which culture established urban settlements and trading networks in the year 800 AD?

In what year did the Dutch build trading outposts along the Hudson River?

Who discovered Newfoundland in 1000 AD?

During which war did the British impose new taxes on the American colonies, leading to protests and boycotts?

Which event prompted the British to impose new taxes on the American colonies, such as the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act?

What event marked the beginning of open support for the American war effort by France and Spain?

Which document served as the first constitution of the United States?

In which year did George Washington force the British to evacuate Boston?

Which event led to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson?

When did France and Spain enter the war openly on the side of the Americans?

When was the US Constitution ratified?

When was the Treaty of Paris signed, marking the independence of the United States and ceasing all land up to the Mississippi river?

In which year was the Battle and surrender of the British army in Yorktown?

European Exploration and Colonization

Christopher Columbus' European 'discovery' of the continent was sponsored by Spain.
The Spanish colonized central America and Florida in 1565.
The English became key exporters of tobacco from their colony in Jamestown, Virginia.
The Vikings established urban settlements and trading networks in 800 AD.
The Dutch built trading outposts along the Hudson River in 1613.
Leif Erikson, a Viking, discovered Newfoundland in 1000 AD.

American Revolution

The British imposed new taxes on the American colonies, leading to protests and boycotts, during the Seven Years' War.
The British imposed new taxes on the American colonies, such as the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act, in response to the financial burden of the Seven Years' War.
The French and Spanish entry into the war on the side of the Americans marked the beginning of open support for the American war effort.
The Articles of Confederation served as the first constitution of the United States.
George Washington forced the British to evacuate Boston in 1776.
The Intolerable Acts led to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson.
France and Spain entered the war openly on the side of the Americans in 1778.
The US Constitution was ratified in 1788.
The Treaty of Paris, marking the independence of the United States and ceasing all land up to the Mississippi river, was signed in 1783.
The British army surrendered in Yorktown in 1781.

Test your knowledge of significant dates in American history, from the European 'discovery' of the continent by Christopher Columbus in 1492 to the arrival of the first peoples from India via Russia and Alaska around 16500 BC, and the establishment of urban settlements and trading by the Mississippi culture in 800 AD.