US History One Liners Section 2

 

  • Virgin Islands were purchased from: Denmark.
  • Rhode Island was the last state to enter the original 13 States which joined the Union.
  • Philippine Islands were acquired by US in 1899.
  • Puerto Rico ceded to US by Spain.
  • John Adams was the second US President.
  • Spain financed Westward voyage of Columbus in 1492.
  • The Albany Congress (1754) was attended by delegates of Seven colonies.
  • The Boston Massacre took place in 1770.
  • Oregon was acquired in 1846.
  • The Gadsden purchase of 50,000 square miles of land was primarily for the construction of Railways.
  • Black birding is None of these.
  • Black birding is Illegal importance of slaves.
  • Congress of US consists of House of Representative & President.
  • Article 1 of US constitution says, “No person can be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of Twenty Five years and Seven years a citizen of the US”.
  • First Four amendments were passed by the congress on September 25, 1789.
  • KKK stands for Ku-Klux Klan.
  • Delaware State is nicknamed Diamond state.
  • Era of Good Feeling was during the presidency of James Monroe.
  • The slogan of ‘Fair Deal’ was given by President Truman.
  • James Madison is known as father of the constitution.
  • Pilgrim fathers established: Psymonht colony.
  • Intolerable acts were introduced in: 1774.
  • Declaration of independence was written by: Thomas Jefferson.
  • Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in: 1781.
  • According to the first census of the USA (1790) its population was: 3.9 million.
  • Supreme Court of USA was established in: 1789.
  • Statue of Liberty was donated to USA by: France.
  • George Washington died in: 1799.
  • 1st chief justice of USA was: J. Jay.
  • USA constitution was adopted in: 1789.
  • Jefferson bought Louisiana from: France.
  • Monroe Doctrine was: A statement of foreign policy.
  • Abolitionists wanted to abolish: Slavery.
  • Name the president famous for his fourteen points: Wilson.
  • Steel cooperation of USA was established in: 1901.
  • Alexander Graham Bell invented: Telephone.
  • Truman Doctrine was a document about: Russia.
  • 1st university to be found in USA was: Harvard.
  • 1st capital of USA was: New York.
  • Who said this? “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country”: Kennedy.
  • Columbus discovered the New World in: 1492.
  • Jamestown was founded in: 1607.
  • In 1602: Hudson explores Hudson River.
  • George Washington became president in: 1789.
  • Thomas Jefferson was the Third president of America.
  • The 1783 treaty of Paris that defined the original border of the United States was with: Great Britain.
  • The Louisiana Purchase completed in 1803 was negotiated by: Robert Livingston.
  • The treaty of 1819 with Spain, that resulted in Spain’s cession of East Florida, Sabine Free State and surrender of Spain’s claim to Oregon State was called the: Adams-Onis Treaty.
  • Virgin Islands were purchased from: Denmark.
  • The Virgin Islands were bought for US $: 25.
  • Which American president was elected for two non-consecutive terms: Grover Cleveland.
  • Jimmy Carter was the President of the USA from: 1977-1981.
  • Give the correct order of the states’ entry into the Union: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia.
  • Which joined the Union after Alaska: Hawaii.
  • The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba happened during the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy.
  • The Declaration of Independence was formally adopted on: July 4, 1776.
  • The constitution of the United States of America was adopted in the period: 1787-1788.
  • In the amendments to the constitution of the USA, freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and the right to assembly are protected by: First Amendment.
  • The National security of the USA is a document prepared by the: Executive Branch.
  • “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,” is the: Second Amendment
  • The colony of Virginia was founded in 1607 by: Johan Smith.
  • The colony of New Netherland, founded by the Dutch in 1621, came under English rule in 1664 and was renamed: New York.
  • The first ten amendments to the American Constitution are known as: Bill of rights.
  • A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed, is the: Second amendment.
  • The confusion at the time of Jefferson’s election was corrected by the adoption in 1804 of the: Twelfth amendment.
  • The Navigation Act was passed in: 1660.
  • The Pendleton Act, an act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States, was enacted on: January 16, 1883.
  • President Roosevelt proclaimed an unlimited emergency on: May 27, 1941.
  • The Atlantic Charter of August 14, 1941, was a statement of common war aims formulated between: Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.
  • The United States of America formally declared war on Germany on: December 11, 1941.
  • The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba happened during the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy.
  • Herbert Hoover became President of the USA in: 1929.
  • The National security of the USA is a document prepared by the: Executive Branch.
  • The first President of USA from 1787-1797 was: George Washington.
  • William Harrison was the president of the US in the period: 1841-1850.
  • The 40th President of the USA was: Ronald Wilson Reagan.
  • Dwight D Eisenhower served two terms in office from 1953-1961. Who was his vice-President? Richard Nixon.
  • Which President of the USA resigned from the office in his second term? Richard Nixon.
  • The United States of America joined with Western European nations to form North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in: 1949.
  • The 25th amendment providing for Presidential succession was ratified by states in: 1967.
  • During his first voyage, Columbus accidentally landed at: Watlings Island in the Bahamas.
  • Which of the following English Colonies in America was named after Queen Elizabeth? Virginia.
  • Which of the following States in the United States of America was famous for its gold mines? California.
  • The first permanent and successful English Colony in America, Jamestown Virginia, was founded in the year: 1607.
  • The Pilgrims from England reached Plymouth (New England) in a ship called: Mayflower.
  • Which one of the following leaders of American Revolution was also a scientist, a printer, a satirist, and a political philosopher? Benjamin Franklin.
  • How many political parties are mentioned by name in the U.S. Constitution? None of these.
  • The Bill of Rights was incorporated in the U.S. Constitution in the year: 1791.
  • Who was elected as President of the Confederacy when the seceding Southern Slave State announced their secession from the United States of America and founded the Confederate States of America in 1861? Jefferson Davis.
  • In which capacity did Alexander Hamilton work with George Washington, the first President of the United States of America: Secretary of Treasury.
  • One of the first two political factions in the United States, the Democratic Republicans, was led by: Thomas Jefferson.
  • The Treaty of Paris in 1783 fixed the Western boundary of the United States at the River: Mississippi.
  • During Jefferson’s Presidency, Robert R. Livingston was the U.S. Minister to: France.
  • Under which treaty United States acquired Florida from Spain? Adams-Onis Treaty.
  • Which of the American Presidents won four consecutive presidential elections and remained president for the longest period of time: Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
  • Alaska was acquired by the United States from: Russia.
  • Which of the American presidents was responsible for the Apollo Project that resulted in the man’s landing on the surface of the moon? John F. Kennedy.
  • Which of the American Presidents was present at the time of the signing of the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel? Jimmy Carter.
  • Which of the American presidents called the former Soviet Union “An Evil Empire”? Ronald Reagan.
  • Which one of the American presidents remained the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before becoming the president? George Herbert Walker Bush.

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