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Quiz on Key American Historical Documents and Their Significance

Test your knowledge about pivotal American historical documents with this engaging quiz! Each question presents a critical document that shaped the nation's history, from the Declaration of Independence to the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Are you able to identify these documents and their importance? Revise your understanding of American history while aiming for the $1 million milestone in this captivating challenge. Perfect for history buffs and quiz enthusiasts alike!

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Quiz on Key American Historical Documents and Their Significance

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  1. 50:50 15 $1 Million Welcome toKnow Your DocumentsWho Wants to be a Millionaire 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100 By, Mrs. Vaughan & Mrs. Sagendorf

  2. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  3. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 This document proclaimed the United States to be independent from England. 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Declaration of Independence 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: Declaration of Independence A: Proclamation of 1763 D: Treaty of Paris C: Common Sense

  4. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  5. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 This document prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Proclamation of 1763 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Bill of Rights B: Common Sense C: Proclamation of 1763 D: Missouri Compromise

  6. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  7. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 This document is where England recognized American independence. 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Treaty of Paris 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Treaty of Paris B: Articles of Confederation C: Bill of Rights D: Common Sense

  8. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  9. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 Thomas Paine was the author of this document that supported the colonies’ independence from England. 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Common Sense 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Bill of Rights B: “Virginia Plan” C: Compromise of 1850 D: Common Sense

  10. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  11. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 This document established the powers of the new national government during the American Revolution. 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Articles of Confederation 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Constitution of the United States of America B: Articles of Confederation C: Treaty of Paris D: Gettysburg Address

  12. Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! You’ve Reached the $1,000 Milestone!

  13. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  14. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 This document allowed the people to decide the slavery issue (“popular sovereignty”) 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Kansas – Nebraska Act 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Civil Rights Act of 1866 B: Emancipation Proclamation C: Gettysburg Address D: Kansas – Nebraska Act

  15. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  16. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 This document was written by James Madison and called for three separate branches of government. 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 “Virginia Plan” 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: “Virginia Plan” B: Common Sense C: Monroe Doctrine D: Compromise of 1850

  17. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  18. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 Abraham Lincoln wrote this document. It said that the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people”. 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Gettysburg Address 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: Compromise of 1850 A: Emancipation Proclamation C: Civil Rights Act of 1866 D: Gettysburg Address

  19. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  20. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 This document gave African Americans equal rights and authorized federal troops to enforce the law. 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Civil Rights Act of 1866 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: Compromise of 1850 A: Emancipation Proclamation C: Civil Rights Act of 1866 D: Kansas – Nebraska Act

  21. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  22. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 This document provided a written guarantee of individual rights. 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Bill of Rights 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Constitution of the United States of America B: Monroe Doctrine C: Bill of Rights D: “Virginia Plan”

  23. Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! You’ve Reached the $32,000 Milestone!

  24. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  25. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 This document provided a government based on power shared between the national and state governments. 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Constitution of the United States of America 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: Constitution of the United States of America A: Monroe Doctrine C: Bill of Rights D: Gettysburg Address

  26. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  27. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 This document was delivered by Abraham Lincoln and freed the slaves in the seceding states. 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Emancipation Proclamation 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Gettysburg Address B: Civil Rights Act of 1866 C: Kansas-Nebraska Act D: Emancipation Proclamation

  28. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  29. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 This is the compromise that allowed Missouri to enter the United States as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state. 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Missouri Compromise 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Compromise of 1850 B: Missouri Compromise C: Kansas-Nebraska Act D: Emancipation Proclamation

  30. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  31. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 This document was issued by James Monroe warning European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere. 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Monroe Doctrine 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: Proclamation of 1763 A: Emancipation Proclamation C: Articles of Confederation D: Monroe Doctrine

  32. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

  33. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 This compromise allowed California to enter the United States as a free state and the Southwest territories to decide about slavery on their own. 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 Compromise of 1850 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Civil Rights Act of 1866 B: Compromise of 1850 C: Missouri Compromise D: Emancipation Proclamation

  34. YOU WIN $1 MILLION DOLLARS!

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