What 23 Basic American History Questions Most Americans Get Wrong
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1. What city was the first capital of the United States?
2. Who first discovered America?
3. When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
4. Where did the pilgrims land in America?
5. What did Paul Revere shout on his midnight ride in 1775?
6. What were the names of Columbus' ships?
7. What started the great Chicago fire of 1871?
8. Why does the Liberty Bell have a crack in it?
9. When did the American Civil War end?
10. Who paid for the Statue of Liberty?
11. What was the deadliest battle in American history?
12. Why did the pilgrims come to America?
13. Who invented the first car?
14. Why was Chicago nicknamed the Windy City?
15. Who invented the light bulb?
16. Who created the original American flag?
17. What happened to those convicted at the Salem witch trials?
18. What happened after Pocahontas met John Smith?
19. When did the Revolutionary War end?
20. Who invented baseball?
21. What was the Wild West really like?
22. What species did Benjamin Franklin want as our national bird?
23. Who was the first President of the United States?