US District of Columbia State History Test 1

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History State History (High School) High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History State History (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History State History (High School) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What was Ellis Island?

A) Immigrant station

B) Prison

C) Fort

D) Market

Question 2

Which of the following best defines the nickname of District of Columbia?

A) Empire State

B) The District

C) Sunshine State

D) Lone Star State

Question 3

Which region is District of Columbia in?

A) West

B) Northeast

C) South

D) Midwest

Question 4

Why 13 stripes?

A) States now

B) Wars won

C) Presidents

D) Original colonies

Question 5

What was Louisiana Purchase?

A) 1803 French deal

B) Spanish gift

C) British sale

D) War prize

Question 6

When was WWII?

A) 1910s

B) 1939 to 1945

C) 1950s

D) 1960s

Question 7

When was Constitution written?

A) 1776

B) 1789

C) 1787

D) 1791

Question 8

What product is District of Columbia known for?

A) cars

B) toys

C) phones

D) government

Question 9

What was Pearl Harbor?

A) 1941 Japan attack

B) German raid

C) Accident

D) Drill

Question 10

Who freed the slaves?

A) Washington

B) Abraham Lincoln

C) Jefferson

D) Grant

Question 11

Who had Dream speech?

A) Malcolm X

B) Rosa Parks

C) Martin Luther King Jr.

D) John Lewis

Question 12

When exactly did District of Columbia become a state?

A) 1791

B) 1789

C) 1800

D) 1790

Question 13

Who wrote Declaration?

A) Thomas Jefferson

B) Washington

C) Adams

D) Franklin

Question 14

Who flew first?

A) Curtiss

B) Wright brothers 1903

C) Langley

D) Santos

Question 15

What best defines the Smithsonian?

A) a university

B) a fort

C) museum complex

D) a stadium

Question 16

DC fact check: Who planned DC?

A) Washington only

B) Jefferson

C) Franklin

D) Pierre L'Enfant

Question 17

When was WWI?

A) 1914 to 1918

B) 1900s

C) 1920s

D) 1930s

Question 18

What was Cold War?

A) Hot war

B) US-Soviet rivalry

C) Trade pact

D) Alliance

Question 19

Which of the following best defines Vietnam War?

A) WWII battle

B) Korea fight

C) 1955 to 1975 conflict

D) Gulf war

Question 20

Which of the following best defines Gettysburg Address?

A) War order

B) Treaty

C) Poem

D) 1863 Lincoln speech

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