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American history: key dates quiz — History The “American history: key dates” quiz — History. It has 25 questions in five categories: Founding Moments, Land and Landmarks, Rights and Freedom, War and Peace, Life and Invention. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
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A peek at the questions The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Founding Moments 100 Who is this leader, inaugurated as the first president of the United States in 1789?
200 In which year did the American colonies adopt the Declaration of Independence?
300 In 1783, a peace…
In the game400 Which tax law, passed…
In the game500 In which year was…
In the gameLand and Landmarks 100 The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in 1886. Which city's harbor is its home?
200 The Gold Rush of 1849 drew prospectors to which present-day state?
300 In 1867, the United…
In the game400 In 1803, the Louisiana…
In the game500 In 1869, railroad crews…
In the gameRights and Freedom 100 Which president, pictured here, issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?
200 Who delivered the 'I Have a Dream' speech at the March on Washington in 1963?
300 Which landmark law of…
In the game400 In which year was…
In the game500 Which amendment, ratified in…
In the gameWar and Peace 100 Which naval base in Hawaii was attacked on December 7, 1941?
200 In which year did American and other Allied troops land in Normandy on D-Day?
300 In which year did…
In the game400 In which year did…
In the game500 Which plan, announced in…
In the gameLife and Invention 100 In which year did Apollo 11 land astronauts on the Moon?
200 The Wall Street crash of 1929 became a symbol of which long economic crisis?
300 Which Ford car, introduced…
In the game400 In 1903, the Wright…
In the game500 In which year did…
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