Quiz: do you know everything about American history ? part II 16. The war for the independence, between the colonies and Britain began in ◯ 1575 ◯ 1775 ◯ 1875 17. France helped the American colonies during the war for the independence ◯ True ◯ False 18. 1776 is the year of the Declaration of Independence. But which day was it? ◯ July 4th ◯ June 4th ◯ August 4th 19. Then George Washington was ◯ A Loyalist (on the side of the Britain) ◯ A Patriot (on the side of the colonies) 20. The limit between civilized and "wild" territories (from East to West) was called ◯ The Frontier ◯ The Limit ◯ The Wall ◯ The Border 21. This limit gradually moved westward until 1890 ◯ Today ◯ 1940 ◯ 1890 ◯ 1820 22. North American Indians have been gradually forced to live in ◯ reservations ◯ deserts ◯ mountains 23. In 1845-55 the first large wave of immigration , mainly from ◯ South America ◯ Ireland ◯ Africa ◯ Europe 24. Who became president in 1860 ? ◯ George Washington ◯ Thomas Jefferson ◯ Abraham Lincoln ◯ Herbert Hoover 25. The American Civil War was an internal conflict fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The Union won the war, which remains the bloodiest in U.S. history. Link the various descriptions with The Confederate States or the Northern States: 26. The first Transcontinental railroad, which accelerates the movement westward, has been built in ◯ 1829 ◯ 1939 ◯ 1869 27. In 1870-1920, the 2nd large wave of immigration arrived, mainly from ◯ Southern, Central and Eastern Europe ◯ Africa ◯ China ◯ Australia ◯ Japan 28. In 1876 General Custer is defeated by the Sioux (led by Sitting Bull) at the Battle of ◯ Little Big Hornet ◯ Little Big Man ◯ Little Big Horn 29. In 1879 the electric light bulb has been invented by ◯ Thomas Edison ◯ Nikola Tesla ◯ Graham Bell 2
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