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12/21/2023

Important Mcqs history of USA for PPSC and CSE Exam.

10 important multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to the history of the United States:

 1.       Who was the first President of the United States?

A)     Thomas Jefferson

B)      George Washington

C)      John Adams

D)     James Madison

 

2.       The Declaration of Independence was adopted in which year?

A)     1774

B)      1776

C)      1783

D)     1790

 

3.       Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War?

A)     Boston Tea Party

B)      Lexington and Concord

C)      Battle of Bunker Hill

D)     Siege of Yorktown

 

4.       Who wrote the Federalist Papers, advocating for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

A)     Thomas Jefferson

B)      Alexander Hamilton

C)      James Madison

D)     John Adams

 

5.       The Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the United States, was acquired from which country?

A)     France

B)      Spain

C)      Mexico

D)     Britain

 

6.       What was the main cause of the American Civil War?

A)     Economic disparities

B)      States' rights

C)      Slavery

D)     Taxation without representation

 

7.       Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War?

A)     Abraham Lincoln

B)      Andrew Johnson

C)      Ulysses S. Grant

D)     James Buchanan

 

8.       In which year did the United States enter World War II?

A)     1939

B)      1941

C)      1943

D)     1945

 

9.       Who was the leader of the civil rights movement and delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?

A)     Malcolm X

B)      Martin Luther King Jr.

C)      Rosa Parks

D)     Thurgood Marshall

 

10.   Which U.S. president initiated the "New Deal" to address the economic challenges during the Great Depression?

A)     Herbert Hoover

B)      Franklin D. Roosevelt

C)      Calvin Coolidge

D)     Harry S. Truman

Answers:

1. B) George Washington

2. B) 1776

3. B) Lexington and Concord

4. C) James Madison

5. A) France

6. C) Slavery

7. A) Abraham Lincoln

8. B) 1941

9. B) Martin Luther King Jr.

10. B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

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