U.S. History by Decade - Multiple Choice

For each event, choose the decade in which it occurred.

For dates prior to 1776, any reference to the United States refers to territory that would become part of the present United States.

For any question referencing population, the date given is the date of the decennial census.

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1. First Europeans visit the U.S.

1490's

1500's

1510's

1520's

2. First permanent European settlement on the U.S. mainland

1560's

1580's

1600's

1620's

3. New Amsterdam becomes New York

1640's

1650's

1660's

1670's

4. The last of the original 13 colonies is founded

1700's

1710's

1720's

1730's

5. The Mason-Dixon line is drawn

1760's

1780's

1800's

1820's

6. The first Treaty of Paris involving the U.S. is signed

1760's

1780's

1810's

1840's

7. The first contested U.S. presidential election

1770's

1780's

1790's

1800's

8. The 25th state is admitted

1810's

1820's

1830's

1840's

9. The last law making property ownership a requirement for voting is repealed

1820's

1830's

1840's

1850's

10. "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (aka 'Twas the Night Before Christmas) is first published

1820's

1840's

1860's

1880's

11. The first transcontinental railroad is completed

1860's

1870's

1880's

1890's

12. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published

1860's

1870's

1880's

1890's

13. Plessy v. Ferguson establishes the legality of "separate but equal" racial segregation

1880's

1890's

1900's

1910's

14. The first U.S. Nobel Prize winner

1890's

1900's

1910's

1920's

15. The last of the "lower 48" states is admitted

1890's

1900's

1910's

1920's

16. The last significant (at least 100 square kilometers) U.S. permanent territorial acquisition

1890's

1900's

1910's

1940's

17. The majority of the U.S. population is urban for the first time

1890

1900

1910

1920

18. U.S. population surpasses 100,000,000 for the first time

1920

1930

1940

1950

19. Walmart is founded

1940's

1950's

1960's

1970's

20. ARPANET (an important precursor to the modern Internet) is established

1950's

1960's

1970's

1980's

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