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In this video, we'll test your smarts with a selection of questions and answers that cover a wide range of American history topics, from the very first colonial settlement at Virginia to the appointment of the first woman to the Supreme Court in 1981. Some of the questions covered include:

0:19 - What is the common term for the Puritans who fled from England between 1620 and 1940 to settle in colonial America?

1:21 - Between 1700 and 1750, where in the world did most American immigrants come from?

2:30 - What nickname was given to the well-prepared subset of colonial militia that were trained to respond to threats within a moment’s notice?

3:47 - Which American Founding Father and Declaration of Independence signee later became the second president of the United States? 

4:47 - Which American general of the Revolutionary War famously plotted to betray the Americans by siding with the British in 1779?

5:53 - What was the name for the U.S. States who wished to ratify the U.S. Constitution in the period 1788-89, while it was still under review?

6:54 - Which of Eli Whitney’s inventions made it economical to use cotton to manufacture clothing?

8:07 - What 1836 event, which was a massacre by the Mexican army, fuelled the vengeance fire that ultimately resulted in Texas’s independence?

8:56 - In 1861, who was elected in early as President of the Confederacy?

10:11 - Which 19th century American writer and abolitionist was an escaped slave known for his oratory, antislavery writings, and support of women’s suffrage?

11:11 - Going by the name “Commodore”, who was the 19th-century American industrialist who made his fortune in railroads and shipping?

12:15 - Who were the two early leaders of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, formed in 1890?

13:14 - Which production method was innovated by Henry Ford to streamline production?

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