History Can you make the trip back to the correct city in this history trivia? Test your knowledge of the past here! Published 3 years ago on April 20, 2023 By Mike Peck /5 History Vol. 17.1 The Louisiana Purchase was a deal between the United States and which country? Mexico England France Spain Next Question Wrong! Correct! In 1803, the United States purchased the western half of the Mississippi River basin from France at less than three cents per acre for 828,000 square miles. What is the oldest city in the United States? Charleston, South Carolina St. Augustine, Florida Boston, Massachusetts Jamestown, Virginia Next Question Wrong! Correct! Many people assume Jamestown, Virginia is the oldest city in the United States, but the reality is Jamestown is merely the oldest English settlement. St. Augustine, founded in September 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles of Spain, is the longest continually inhabited European-founded city in the United States – more commonly called the "Nation's Oldest City." Which U.S. mail service started in 1860? Priority Mail Pony Express P.O. Box Informed Delivery Next Question Wrong! Correct! The Pony Express system of U.S. mail delivery ran from April 1860-October 1861. Who served as both the 22nd and 24th U.S. President? Martin Van Buren Zachary Taylor Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland Next Question Wrong! Correct! Grover Cleveland was both the 22nd and 24th U.S. President. He is the only man to have been elected to non-consecutive presidential terms. What original document of the newly created U.S. was later replaced by the Constitution? The Bill of Rights The Federalist Papers The Articles of Confederation The Magna Carta Wrong! Correct! The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. It was approved after much debate by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification. Next Trivia Did You Know? The phrase “United States of America” was first published anonymously in the Virginia Gazette newspaper in Williamsburg, Virginia, on April 6, 1776. Related Topics: Advertisement
