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.