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US History Video Quiz

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US History Video Quiz

Read each clue carefully. Use what you know about early US history to solve the questions. For written answers, explain your thinking in complete sentences.

A New Nation Takes Shape

The 13 British colonies in North America declared independence during the Revolutionary era. After winning the Revolutionary War, the new United States needed a plan for its government. Leaders wrote the Constitution in 1787. George Washington became the first president in 1789.

1.What did the colonies declare during the Revolutionary era?
  • Their independence
  • A new Constitution
  • A new president
  • The end of the Civil War
2.Why did the new United States need the Constitution?
  • To set up a plan and rules for its government
  • To declare war on France
  • To purchase land from England
  • To choose the first king
3.Who became the first president of the United States in 1789?
4.Put these events in order from earliest to latest: the Constitution is written; the Declaration of Independence; George Washington becomes president.

Conflict and Change

In the 1800s, slavery divided the country. The Civil War began in 1861 when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter. Abraham Lincoln was president during the war. In 1863, he issued a proclamation declaring enslaved people in areas rebelling against the United States to be free. Slavery was abolished throughout the country in 1865 by the Thirteenth Amendment.

5.True or false: The Civil War began before the Constitution was written.
TrueFalse
6.What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?
  • The attack on Fort Sumter
  • The signing of the Constitution
  • The Boston Tea Party
  • The passage of the Thirteenth Amendment
7.Complete the sentence: In 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Proclamation.
8.Explain one important difference between Lincoln’s 1863 wartime proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.
9.Match each person or document to its role.
  • George Washington
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Constitution
  • President during the Civil War
  • Plan and rules for the federal government
  • First president of the United States
10.A visitor says, “The Constitution ended slavery in 1787.” Use the information on this sheet to correct the visitor’s statement.

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  • US History Video Quiz, page 1 of 2: A New Nation Takes Shape

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  • US History Video Quiz, page 2 of 2: Conflict and Change

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