USA History MCQs for CSS and PMS

(1) The only President who was elected more than twice:
(a) George Washington
(b) Andrew Jackson
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt

(2) Who wrote “The White House Years”?

(a) Monica Lewinsky
(b) Jacky Kennedy
(c) Henry Kissinger

(3) “I have a dream.” Who delivered this oration?
(a) John F. Kennedy
(b) Rev. Martin Luther King
(c) Bill Clinton

(4) The Capital of New York State is:
(a) New York
(b) Syracuse
(c) Albany

(5) Abolitionism was to:
(a) Ban Alcohol
(b) Ban Slavery
(c) Ban Child Labour

(6) Before Civil War the Principal Crop of the South was:
(a) Tobacco
(b) Cotton
(c) Rice

(7) Henry Clay was a:
(a) Musician
(b) Businessman
(c) Sportsman
(d) None of these

(8) US entered the Second World War in:
(a) 1939
(b) 1940
(c) 1941

(9) Gold Rush in California took place in:
(a) 1842
(b) 1849
(c) 1852
(d) None of these

(10) The Civil Right Act was passed in:
(a) 1964
(b) 1965
(c) 1966

(11) Louis Armstrong was a:
(a) Pianist
(b) Drummer
(c) Trumpeter

(12) ‘Four Freedoms’ were announced by:
(a) Truman
(b) Wilson
(c) FDR

(13) Affirmative Action policy is to help:
(a) Whites
(b) Blacks
(c) Women
(d) None of these

(14) Rockefellers made their fortune in:
(a) Oil
(b) Steel
(c) Railroads

(15) The Liberty Bell is located in:
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) New York
(c) Pennsylvania

(16) Which state was known as Lone Star Republic?
(a) California
(b) Texas
(c) Ore gone

(17) MORMONS are settled in:
(a) Nevada
(b) Utah
(c) New Mexico

(18) BABE RUTH was a:
(a) Priest
(b) Political Agitator
(c) Player

(19) The total number of British colonies in North America was:
(a) 11
(b) 13
(c) 15

(20) The Declaration of Independence was written by:
(a) George Washington
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) John Adams