US History Quiz

General William T. Sherman is famous for his 'March to the Sea' and his blunt assessment of the brutality of war, famously stating that 'war is hell.'

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in December 1860, following the election of Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy were assassinated. Ronald Reagan was shot but survived. John Tyler was never shot.

Martin Van Buren was the first president born a citizen of the United States, and his first language was Dutch, which was spoken in his home in Kinderhook, New York. The other presidents listed were native English speakers.

Thomas Jefferson famously wrote this in a letter to John Adams in 1815 after selling his library to the Library of Congress. While Adams was also a bibliophile, the specific quote is attributed to Jefferson.

The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. A jury trial is guaranteed by the Sixth and Seventh Amendments, not the First.

Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution on December 7, 1787, earning it the nickname The First State. The others ratified it later.