US History One Liners Section 1
- America was named after: Amerigo Vespucci.
- How many British Colonies declared independence from England in 1776 to form the United States? 13.
- The Boston Tea Incident took place in: 1773.
- California was settled most rapidly after gold was discovered in 1848.
- With which country U.S.A. signed the Rush-Bagot Treaty? Britain.
- Who succeeded President Abraham Lincoln? Andrew Johnson.
- Alaska was purchased from Russia in: 1867.
- Susan B. Anthony was an outspoken advocate of: Women’s rights.
- Ku Klux Klan was organized in the state of: Tennessee.
- Who were carpetbaggers? Northern businessmen who arrived in the South in the early days of Reconstruction.
- The number of members of the American Senate is: 100.
- Who was Henry A. Kissinger? 56th Secretary of State of the United States from 1973 to 1977.
- The Camp David is located in: Maryland.
- Which American President received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1906? Theodore Roosevelt.
- Richard Nixon made a trip to Beijing in: 1972.
- Who was the President of U.S.A. when Russia invaded Afghanistan in early 1980? Jimmy Carter.
- What does NASA stand for? National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Which year was TVA established? 1933.
- To which political party did President Woodrow Wilson belong? Democratic.
- Who wrote “Encyclopedia of American History”? Morris, Richard and Commager.
- The total number of British Colonies founded in Colonial America were: Thirteen.
- The “Sons of Liberty” was formed in: 1765.
- The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the city of: Paris.
- The “Father of American Constitution” is: Madison.
- The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution of US ratified in 1791 are known as: Bill of Rights.
- The first Secretary of State of the US was: Jefferson.
- The Great Depression of 1929 lasted for: A decade.
- The XYZ affairs took place between: US-France.
- Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French troops at: Yorktown.
- The battle of Bull Run was fought in: The American Civil War.
- Panama Canal was officially opened in the year: 1914.
- On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution gave voting right to: Women.
- NATO was established in the year: 1949.
- The Open Door Policy was adopted with respect to: China.
- The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was written by: Harriet Beecher.
- The Truman Doctrine was mainly designed to extend economic assistance to: Turkey-Greece.
- The 26th Amendment in 1971 lowered the voting age to: 18.
- The term “Big Stick Diplomacy” is associated with President: T. Roosevelt.
- During the American Civil War, the President of the Confederacy was: Jefferson Davis.
- Judges of the American Supreme Court are appointed by: President.
- Total articles in United States Constitution are: None of these.
- Atlantic Charter dates back to: 1941.
- Attack on Pearl Harbour took place in: 1941.
- The second state to ratify the constitution was: New York.
- Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States.
- Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in: 1968.
- Total number of states in the US is: 50.
- Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court of U.S.A. declaring slave a chattel was given in: 1857.
- Gadsden Purchase was ratified in: None of these.
- Stamp Act was passed in: 1765.
- Complete diplomatic relations between US and China were established in: 1979.
- The state known as the sunshine state is: Florida.
- The state known as the Golden Gate state is: None of these.
- The state known as the Sooners state is: None of these.
- ANZUS stands for: Australia, New Zealand, & United States.
- Treaty of Ghent ended War of 1812 between USA and: Great Britain.
- Gettysburg Address was delivered by: President Lincoln.
- Columbus discovered America in: None of these.
- Louisiana which doubled the size of USA was purchased for: 15 million $.
- Dean Rusk was: Secretary of State.
- James Town was founded in: 1607.
- Who wrote “The White House Years”? Henry Kissinger.
- “I have a dream.” Who delivered this oration? Rev. Martin Luther King.
- The Capital of New York State is: Albany.
- Abolitionism was to: Ban Slavery.
- Before the Civil War, the Principal Crop of the South was: Cotton.
- Henry Clay was a: None of these.
- US entered the Second World War in: 1941.
- Gold Rush in California took place in: 1849.
- The Civil Right Act was passed in: 1964.
- Louis Armstrong was a: Trumpeter.
- ‘Four Freedoms’ were announced by: FDR.
- Affirmative Action policy is to help: Blacks.
- Rockefellers made their fortune in: Oil.
- The Liberty Bell is located in: Pennsylvania.
- Which state was known as the Lone Star Republic? Texas.
- MORMONS are settled in: Utah.
- BABE RUTH was a: Player.
- The total number of British colonies in North America was: 13.
- The Declaration of Independence was written by: Thomas Jefferson.
- America was named after: Amerigo Vespucci.
- The Peace Treaty of American Independence in 1783 was signed in the City of: Paris.
- “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” has been written by: Harriet Beecher.
- American Colonization Society was to: Settle Negros in Africa.
- The only President to enjoy four terms: Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- The ‘Gold Rush’ of California occurred in: 1848.
- Next to Cotton the most valuable American export in 1860 was: Cotton manufacturers.
- Who were called indentured servants? Europeans.
- French aid the American Revolutionary War because: The French expected to regain Louisiana.
- The Constitution of the United States provides that amendments may be proposed by: Congress.
- “Common Sense” suggested: Rebellion against the King.
- What Revolution in Europe was influenced most directly by the American Revolution: French Revolution.
- The First Bank of the United States was: A Private Corporation.
- In 1800 most of the Americans were: Farmers.
- “Muckrakers” were: Journalists.
- American Women got the right to vote in: 1920.
- The United States gained Texas from: Mexico.
- Which is the fastest growing minority group in America: Hispanics.
- The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour in: December 1941.
- The only President who was elected more than twice: Franklin D. Roosevelt.