American History Quiz

Discovering American History Quiz

Use The Discovering American History Quiz to test your knowledge of the interaction of the social, political, and historical forces that have shaped modern America and from which the "American People" have evolved. This quiz will also test your knowledge about the development of the United States from colonial days through the 1980's through the experiences of diverse communities of Americans.

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• A Continent of Villages to 1500 (Runtime: 05:52)
• When Worlds Collide 1492-1590 (Runtime: 04:51)
• Planting Colonies in North America 1588-1701 (Runtime: 05:05)
• Slavery and Empire 1441-1770 (Runtime: 05:06)
• The Cultures of Colonial North America 1700-1780 (Runtime: 05:41)
• From Empire to Independence 1750-1776 (Runtime: 04:55)
• The Creation of the United States 1776-1786 (Runtime: 05:04)
• The United States of North America 1787-1800 (Runtime: 05:43)
• The Agrarian Republic 1790-1824 (Runtime: 05:53)
• The Growth of Democracy 1824-1840 (Runtime: 06:18)
• The South and Slavery 1790s-1850s (Runtime: 05:48)
• Industry and the North 1790s-1840s (Runtime: 05:34)
• Coming to Terms with the New Age 1820s-1850s (Runtime: 05:53)
• The Territorial Expansion of the United States (Runtime: 06:26)
• The Coming Crisis - The 1850s (Runtime: 05:37)
• The Civil War 1861-1865 (Runtime: 06:02)
• Reconstruction 1863-1877 (Runtime: 05:42)
• Conquest and Survival - The Trans Mississippi 1860-1900 (Runtime: 06:04)
• The Incorporation of America 1865-1900 (Runtime: 05:58)
• Commonwealth and Empire 1870-1900 (Runtime: 05:49)
• Urban America and The Progressive Era 1900-1917 (Runtime: 05:45)
• World War 1 1914-1920 (Runtime: 05:53)
• The Twenties 1920-1929 (Runtime: 05:55)
• The Great Depression and The New Deal (Runtime: 05:54)
• World War 2 1941-1945 (Runtime: 06:04)
• The Cold War 1945-1952 (Runtime: 05:03)
• America at Mid Century 1952-1963 (Runtime: 05:15)
• The Civil Rights Movement 1945-1966 (Runtime: 04:38)
• War Abroad War at Home 1965-1974 (Runtime: 05:11)
• The Overextended Society 1974-1980 (Runtime: 05:03)
• The Conservative Ascendancy 1980-1995 (Runtime: 05:35)