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• Name the first British colony established in the territory that would become the United States.

  • Elizabethtown

  • Jamestown

  • Virginiatown

  • Henrytown

• What was the name of the historic vessel that first transported European settlers to the Americas?

  • The Maybug

  • The Maybe

  • The Mayflower

  • The Mayday

• In what state were the historic Salem witch trials held in 1692?

  • Pennsylvania

  • Maryland

  • New York

  • Massachusetts

• How long have First Nation people inhabited what is now the United States of America?

  • About 3000 years

  • About 5,000 years

  • About 7,000 years

  • About 15,000 years

• Do you know who Maria Tallchief was?    

  • An eminent researcher

  • The United States' first female president

  • Prominent dancer

  • One of The Last of the Mohicans

• In what year did the Declaration of Independence become official?

  • 1773

  • 1774

  • 1775

  • 1776

• In 1984, the Olympic Games were held in which American city?

  • Los Angeles

  • San Francisco

  • New Orleans

  • New York

• Can you tell me who wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?    

  • JD Salinger

  • Ernest Hemmingway

  • Mark Twain

  • Tom Sharpe

• Which state is the fiftyth?

  • New Jersey

  • Texas

  • Alaska

  • Hawaii

• When did John F. Kennedy take office as president?

  • 1952

  • 1961

  • 1962

  • 1963

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