Question 1 of 10
The cotton gin was invented by: 
AAlexander Graham Bell
BBenjamin Franklin
CEli Whitney
DThomas Edison
Explanation
📌 Eli Whitney (1793). Made cotton profitable → increased demand for slavery in the South.
Question 2 of 10
The first permanent English settlement in America was:
ARoanoke
BPlymouth
CSt. Augustine
DJamestown
Explanation
📌 Jamestown, Virginia (1607). Founded by the Virginia Company for economic reasons (gold, trade).
Question 3 of 10
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the size of the US. It was purchased from: 
ABritain
BMexico
CFrance
DSpain
Explanation
📌 Napoleon's France sold it for $15 million. Doubled US territory. Lewis & Clark explored it.
Question 4 of 10
The 1st Amendment protects:
Afreedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
Bright to vote
Cright to bear arms
Dright to a fair trial
Explanation
📌 Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. RAPPS.
Question 5 of 10
The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by: 
AGeorge Washington
BJohn Adams
CBenjamin Franklin
DThomas Jefferson
Explanation
📌 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Question 6 of 10
The three branches of the US government are:
ASenate, House, Cabinet
BLegislative, Executive, Judicial
CFederal, State, Local
DArmy, Navy, Air Force
Explanation
📌 Legislative (Congress), Executive (President), Judicial (Supreme Court). Separation of powers + checks and balances.
Question 7 of 10
Cause and effect means:
Acomparing two events
Bpredicting the future
Cone event leads to another
Devents happening at the same time
Explanation
📌 Cause = why something happened. Effect = what happened as a result. Essential for understanding history.
Question 8 of 10
The US economic system is best described as:
Acommunism
Bfree enterprise/capitalism
Cfeudalism
Dpure socialism
Explanation
📌 Free enterprise/capitalism with some government regulation. Private ownership + market competition.
Question 9 of 10
A primary source is:
Aa movie about an event
Ba textbook about history
Ca firsthand account from the time period
Da Wikipedia article
Explanation
📌 Primary = firsthand account from the time period (diary, letter, photo, speech). Secondary = analysis written later.
Question 10 of 10
The Great Awakening was:
Aa religious revival movement
Ba political revolution
Ca scientific discovery
Dan economic boom
Explanation
📌 Religious revival movement in the 1730s-1740s. Emphasized personal faith, emotional sermons. Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield.