Test your U.S. History knowledge.  Decide if each statement is true or false then check your score. Good Luck!

 

1. There are 52 stars on the American flag.
True False

2. There are 13 stripes on the American flag.
True False

3. The colors of the flag are red, blue, and black.
True False

4. The name of the national anthem is The Star Spangled Banner. 

True False

5. Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner.
True False

6. There are 52 states in the union.
True False

7. Alaska was the 49th state in the union.
True False

8. The stripes on the American flag are blue and white.
True False

9. The stars on the American flag are white.
True False

10. Abraham Lincoln was the first president of the U.S.
True False
 

11. Pilgrims came to America in a ship named the Pinta.
True False

12. Thanksgiving celebrates the feast shared by the Native Americans and the Pilgrims.
True False

13. Hernan Cortez was the first European to come to America.
True False

14. The stripes on the American flag represent the states.
True False

15. The stars on the American flag represent states.
True False

16.  The 50th state in the union was Vermont.
True False

17. The first English settlers called themselves Americans.
True False

18. The Unites States gained independence in 1876.
True False

19. The Pilgrims came to America for religious freedom.
True False

20. The current president of the United States is Bill Clinton.
True False

21. The Native Americans were in America before the Europeans.
True False

22. Columbus came to America in 1592.
True False

23. Columbus first arrived in the Caribbean(The West Indies).
True False

24. The names of Columbus' boats were The Nina, The Pinta, and the Mayflower.
True False

25. Christopher Columbus was born in Spain.
True False

26. Columbus bought The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
True False

27. The Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
True False

28. The leader of the Native Americans in Plymouth was named Massachusetts.
True False

29. There are no Native Americans in the United States today.
True False

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