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This Week in History: The Capital
1. On July 16, 1790, Congress declared that Washington, D.C., would be the new nation's _____ capital?
First
Permanent
Third
Wettest
Interim
2. How many years did it take Congress to compromise on where to have the nation's capital?
One
Three
Four
Seven
Twelve
3. Which city was the primary competitor to be the capital?
Trenton
Philadelphia
Princeton
Richmond
New York
4. The site for the new capital was chosen in hopes that it would be an important port as well as offer access to the interior. D.C. sits at the headway of what river?
Brandywine
Delaware
Potomac
Hudson
Merrimac
5. Washington is named in honor of President George Washington, who is "Columbia" in the District of Columbia named for?
Christopher Columbus
Columbia University
Queen Columbine
King Columbus
Thomas Jefferson
6. D.C. was designed and planned by which Frenchman who fought in the American Revolution?
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Pierre Beaumarchais
Napoleon Bonaparte
Alexis de Tocqueville
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
7. What federal building now sits on what was then called Jenkins' Hill?
Library of Congress
Lincoln Memorial
White House
U.S. Capitol
Smithsonian Museum
8. Who were the first residents of the White House?
John and Abigail Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George and Martha Washington
James and Dolly Madison
George and Laura Bush
9. A fire destroyed much of the capitol, what caused the fire?
A cow
War of 1812
Revolutionary War
Lightning
Matches
10. Washington D.C. is a city full of famous memorials and monuments. What was the first monument to be erected?
Jefferson Memorial
Washington Memorial
Tripoli Memorial
Liberty Monument
Revolution Monument
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