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.

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