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1
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Who was on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence?

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Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams

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Where was Roger Sherman from?

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Connecticut

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Who was Thomas Preston?

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Captain in British army who allegedly led the Boston Massacre and was acquitted.

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4
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Where was Robert Livingston from?

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New York

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What were the 5 acts that were known as The Intolerable Acts?

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-Boston Port Act (closed Port of Boston)
-Massachusetts Government Act (revoked Massachusetts Charter)
-Administration of Justice Act (permitting trial of colonists by the Royal Governor in Britain)
-Quartering Act (provided for quartering of British troops)
-Quebec Act (expanded boundaries of Quebec)

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6
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When did the First Continental Congress convene?

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September 5, 1774

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7
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When did the First Continental Congress adjourn?

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October 26, 1774

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8
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Who offered the “Plan of Union”?

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Joseph Galloway

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What was the “Plan of Union”?

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First Continental Congress proposal from Joseph Galloway that would have established a colonial legislature, but still under British control. It was defeated narrowly.

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When did the Second Continental Congress convene?

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May 10, 1775

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11
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Who led forces into Canada in 1775-76?

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General Phillip Schuyler and General Benedict Arnold

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Who commanded British Fleet that left for NY on June 9, 1776?

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General William Howe

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13
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Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress?

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John Hancock

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14
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Who commanded American troops in Charleston in 1776?

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Gen. Charles Lee and Col. William Moultrie

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15
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What fort was involved in repelling the British at Charleston in 1776?

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Fort Sullivan on Sullivan’s Island

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16
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What is regarded as the first American victiry in the Revolutionary War?

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Battle of CHarleston in June, 1776.

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17
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What did the 2nd Continental Congress adopt on July 6, 1775?

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Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms

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18
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Who wrote the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms?

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John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson

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19
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Where was John Dickinson from?

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Philadelphia, PA

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20
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Who was the British captain who allegedly ordered troops to fire on Americans in the Boston Massacre?

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Thomas Preston

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21
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What is regarded as the most influential document on the founders’ political thought?

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British Declaration of Rights of 1689

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22
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Who was deposed and who succeeded as a result of the British Declaration of Rights?

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King James II was deposed. William of Orange and Queen Mary succeeded.

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23
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Who was the first president to occupy the White House?

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John Adams

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24
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Who was King of England when America declared independence?

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King George III

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25
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Who was president from 1789-1797?

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George Washington

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26
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When did George Washington serve as president?

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1789-1797

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27
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Who served as president from 1797-1801?

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John Adams

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28
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When did John Adams serve as president?

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1797-1801

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29
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When did Thomas Jefferson serve as president?

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1801-1809

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30
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Who was president from 1801-1809?

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Thomas Jefferson

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31
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Who served as president from 1809 to 1817?

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James Madison

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32
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Who served as president from 1817 to 1825?

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James Monroe

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33
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Who served as president from 1825-1829?

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John Quincy Adams

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34
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Who served as president from 1829-1837?

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Andrew Jackson

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35
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Who served as president from 1837-1841?

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Martin Van Buren

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36
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Who served as president in 1841?

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William Henry Harrison

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37
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Who served as president from 1841-1845?

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John Tyler

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38
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Who served as president from 1845-1849?

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James K. Polk

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39
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Who served as president from 1849-1850?

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Zachary Taylor

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40
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Who served as president from 1850-1853?

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Millard Fillmore

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41
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Who served as president from 1853-1857?

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Franklin Pierce

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42
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Who served as president from 1857-1861?

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James Buchanan

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43
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Who served as president from 1861-1865?

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Abraham Lincoln

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44
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Who served as president from 1865-1869?

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Andrew Johnson

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45
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Who served as president from 1869-1877?

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Ulysses S. Grant

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46
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Who served as president from 1877-1881?

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Rutherford B. Hayes

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47
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Who served as president in 1881?

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James Garfield

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48
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Who served as president from 1881-1885?

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Chester A. Arthur

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49
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Who served as president from 1885 to 1889?

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Grover Cleveland

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50
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Who served as president from 1897-1901?

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William McKinley

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51
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Who served as president from 1889-1893?

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Benjamin harrison

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52
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Who served as president from 1893-1897?

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Grover Celveland

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53
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Who served as president from 1901-1909?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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54
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Who served as president from 1909-1913?

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William H Taft

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55
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Who served as president from 1913-1921?

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Woodrow Wilson

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56
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Who served as president from 1921-1923?

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Warren G. Harding

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57
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Who served as president from 1923-1929?

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Calvin Coolidge

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58
Q

Who served as president from 1929-1933?

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Herbert Hoover

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59
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Who served as president from 1929-1945?

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Franklin Roosevelt

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60
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Who served as president from 1945-1953?

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Harry S. Truman

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61
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Who served as president from 1953-1961?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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62
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Who served as president from 1961-1963?

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John F. Kennedy

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63
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Who served as president from 1963-1969?

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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64
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Who served as president from 1969-1974?

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Richard M. Nixon

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65
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Who served as president from 1974-1977?

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Gerald R. Ford

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66
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Who served as president from 1977-1980?

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Jimmy Carter

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67
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Who served as president from 1980-1989?

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Ronald Reagan

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68
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Who served as president from 1989-1993?

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George H. W. Bush

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69
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Who served as president from 1993-2001?

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Bill Clinton

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70
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Who served as president from 2001-2009?

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George W. Bush

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71
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Who served as president from 2009-2017?

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Barack Obama

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72
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Who served as president from 2017-2021?

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Donald J. Trump

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73
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When did Barack Obama serve as president?

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2009-2017

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74
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When did George HW Bush serve as president?

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1989-1993

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75
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When did Bill Clinton serve as president?

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1993-2001

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76
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When did George HW Bush serve as president?

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1989-1993

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77
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When did Bill Clinton serve as president?

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1993-2001

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78
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When did Georrge HW Bush serve as president?

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1989-1993

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79
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When did Ronald Reagan serve as president?

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1981-1989

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80
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When did Jimmy Carter serve as president?

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1977-1981

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81
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When did Gerald Ford serve as president?

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1974-1977

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82
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When did Richard Nixon serve as president?

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1969-1974

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83
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When did Lydon B. Johnson serve as president?

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1963-1969

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84
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When did John F. Kennedy serve as president?

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1961-1963

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85
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When did Dwight D. Eisenhower serve as president?

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1953-1961

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86
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When did Harry S. Truman serve as president?

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1945-1953

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87
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When did Franklin D. Roosevelt serve as president?

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1933-1945

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88
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When did Herbert Hoover serve as president?

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1929-1933

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89
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When did Calvin Coolidge serve as president?

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1923-1929

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90
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When did Warren G. Harding serve as president?

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1921-1923

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91
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When did William H. Taft serve as president?

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1909-1913

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92
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When did Woodrow Wilson serve as president?

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1913-1921

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93
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When did Theodore Roosevelt serve as president?

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1901-1909

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94
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When did Benjamin Harrison serve as president?

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1889-1893

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95
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When did Rutherford B. Hayes serve as president?

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1877-1881

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96
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When did William McKinley serve as president?

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1899-1901

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97
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When did Ulysses S. Grant serve as president?

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1869-1877

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98
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When did Grover Cleveland serve as president?

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1885-1889, 1893-1897

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99
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When did Chester A. Arthur serve as president?

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1881-1885

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100
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When did Abraham Lincoln serve as president?

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1861-1865

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101
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When did James Gaerfield serve as president?

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1881

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102
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When did Andrew Johnson serve as president?

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1865-1869

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103
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When did James Buchanan serve as president?

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1857-1861

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104
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When did Franklin Pierce serve as president?

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1853-1857

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105
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When did Millard Fillmore serve as president?

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1850-1853

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106
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When did Zachary Taylor serve as president?

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1849-1850

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107
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When did James K. Polk serve as president?

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1845-1849

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108
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When did John Tyler serve as president?

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1841-1845

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109
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When did William Henry Harrison serve as president?

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1841

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110
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When did Andrew Jackson serve as president?

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1829-1837

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111
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When did John Quincy Adams serve as president?

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1825-1829

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112
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When did Martin Van Buren serve as president?

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1837-1841

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113
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When did the Stamp Act Congress meet?

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October 7, 1765

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114
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What acts did the British parliament pass in 1764?

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Sugar Act and Currency Act

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115
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What group formed in response to the Stamp Act and Sugar Act?

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Sons of Liberty

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116
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What colonies did not attend the Stamp Act Congress?

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North Carolina, Georgia, New Hampshire, and Virginia

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117
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When was the Boston Tea Party?

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December 16, 1773

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118
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What was the Declaratory Act?

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1766 legislation passed in parliament declaring the right to bind and leglislate the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.”

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119
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What was the first state to adopt its own declaration of rights?

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Virginia - June 12, 1776

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120
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Who was the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

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George Mason

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121
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When was George Washington inaugurated?

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April 30, 1789

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122
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Who is Joseph Galloway?

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From Pennsylvania
Proposed Plan of Union in 1st Continental Congress
Became a loyalist and top adviser to Gen. William Howe

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123
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What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?

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Treaty of Paris

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124
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What was the Boston Massacre?

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March 5, 1770 incident in which British soldiers fired on a crowd of Boston residents who were throwing stones at them. Notably, John Adams defended them.

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125
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What were the first battles of the Revolutionary War?

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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126
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When were the battles of Lexington and Concord?

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April 19, 1775

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127
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Who was the Governor of Massachusetts in 1765, in charge of enforcing recent parliamentary acts?

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Thomas Hutchinson

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128
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Whose mansion was ransacked on August 26, 1765?

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Thomas Hutchinson, Governor of Massachusetts

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129
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At First Continental Congress, what states were instructed to only seek resolution with England?

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New York and Pennsylvania

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130
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Who commanded British troops at Concord?

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Thomas Gage

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131
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Where were the lamps displayed (one of by land two if by sea) warning of British arrival?

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Old North Church, Boston

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When did the Revolutionary War begin?

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April 18, 1775 (Lexington and Concord)

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133
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Where was Ethan Allen from?

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Vermont

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134
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Who led the raid on Fort Ticonderoga?

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Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold

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135
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Who was William Franklin?

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Last British governor of New Jersey, and a loyalist.

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Who was the last British governor of New Jersey?

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William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin.

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137
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Where was Benedict Arnold from?

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Connecticut

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138
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Where is Fort Ticonderoga?

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Upstate New York on Vermont border.

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139
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Who mistakenly thought John Adams was going to nominate him to lead the revolutionary army?

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John Hancock

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140
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What was the Triumvirate of Reputation?

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General Henry Clinton, General John Burgoyne, General William Howe

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141
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought where?

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Breed’s Hill

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142
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How many British troops were killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

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1,000 of 2,300

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How many American troops were killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

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271 of 1,300

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Who took over for Gen. Thomas Gage when he was relieved of his duties?

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Gen. William Howe

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145
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Who was George Washington’s personal slave?

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Billy Lee

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146
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Who was Billy Lee?

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George Washington’s personal slave assistant.

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147
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Who was the Royal Governor of Virginia?

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Lord Dunmore

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148
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What was the Dunmore Proclamation?

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Proclamation permitting blacks to serve in the British army and gain freedom.

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149
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Who led January, 1776 expedition to recover artillery and ammunition from Fort Ticonderoga?

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Col. Henry Knox

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150
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What was Washington’s first offensive in the Revolutionary War?

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Dorchester Heights

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151
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When was Common Sense first published?

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January 10, 1776

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152
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How long was Common Sense?

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46 pages

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153
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What was the first submarine?

A

The Turtle

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154
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Who invented The Turtle?

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David Bushnell

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155
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What battle convinced the French to join the war on our side?

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Battle of Saratoga

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156
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Who was Washington’s most trusted military adviser?

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Gen. Nathaniel Green

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157
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At what battle did the revolutionaries lose the last of New York?

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Battle of Fort Washington

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158
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Who was Washington’s main competitor for command of the army in late 1776?

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Gen. Charles Lee

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159
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What mercenary troops were heavily involved in the British attack on Fort Washington?

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Hessians

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160
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“These are the times that try men’s souls.” Who said it?

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Thomas Paine

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161
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What state’s instructions to its Congressional delegates of November 9, 1775, said, “dissent from, and utterly reject any propositions that may cause or lead to a separation from our mother country.”

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Pennsylvania

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162
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As of late 1775, what state was considered the main opposition to independence?

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Pennsylvania

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163
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Who is credited with the “bottom up” political strategy to swing states like Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York in favor of independence?

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Samuel Adams

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164
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What political party was George Washington?

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None

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165
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What political party was John Adams?

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Federalist

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166
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What political party was Thomas Jefferson?

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Democrat Republican

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167
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What political party was James Madison?

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Democratic Republican

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168
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What political party was James Monroe?

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Democratic Republican

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169
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What political party was John Quincy Adams?

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Democratic Republican

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170
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What political party was Andrew Jackson?

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Democrat

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171
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What political party was Martin Van Buren?

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Democrat

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172
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What political party was William Henry Harrison?

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Whig

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173
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What political party was John Tyler?

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Whig

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174
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What political party was Zachary Taylor?

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Whig

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175
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What political party was James K. Polk?

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Democrat

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176
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What political party was Millard Fillmore?

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Whig

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177
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What political party was Franklin Pierce?

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Democrat

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178
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What political party was James Buchanan?

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Democrat

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179
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What political party was Abe Lincoln?

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Republican

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180
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What political party was Andrew Johnson?

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Democrat

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What political party was Ulysses S. Grant?

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Republican

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What political party was James Garfield?

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Republican

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What political party was Rutherford B. Hayes?

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Republican

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What political party was Chester A. Arthur?

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Republican

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185
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What political party was Grover Cleveland?

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Democratic

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186
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What political party was Benjamin Harrison?

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Republican

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187
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What political party was William McKinley?

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Republican

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188
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What political party was Teddy Roosevelt?

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Republican

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189
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What political party was William Howard Taft?

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Republican

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190
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What political party was Woodrow Wilson?

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Democrat

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191
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What political party was Calvin Coolidge?

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Republican

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192
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What political party was Warren G. Harding?

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Republican

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193
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What political party was Herbert Hoover?

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Republican

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194
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What political party was Franklin D. Roosevelt?

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Democrat

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What political party was Harry S. Truman?

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Democrat

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What political party was Dwight D. Eisenhower?

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Republican

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197
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Who wrote the constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts?

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John Adams

198
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What is the oldest constitution still in continuous use?

A

Massachusetts

199
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In October, 1780, who did Washington appoint as the generalin charge of southern command?

A

Gen. Nathaniel Greene

200
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When was the Boston Massacre?

A

March 5, 1770

201
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Where was George Washington from?

A

Virginia

202
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Where was John Adams from?

A

Braintree, Massachusetts

203
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Where was James Madison from?

A

Virginia

204
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Where was James Monroe from?

A

Virginia

205
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Where was John Quincy Adams from?

A

Braintree, Massachusetts

206
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Where was James Monroe from?

A

Virginia

207
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Where was Andrew Jackson from?

A

Tennessee

208
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Where was Martin Van Buren from?

A

New York

209
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Where was William Henry Harrison from?

A

Born in VA, governor of Indiana, senator from Ohio

210
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Where was William Henry Harrison from?

A

Born in Virginia, Senator from Ohio before being President

211
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Where was John Tyler from?

A

Virginia

212
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Where was Zachary Taylor from?

A

Virginia

213
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Where was Woodrow Wilson from?

A

Virginia

214
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Where was Ulysses S. Grant from?

A

Ohio

215
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Where was Rutherford B. Hayes from?

A

Ohio

216
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Where was James Garfield from?

A

Ohio

217
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Where was Benjamin Harrison from?

A

Ohio

218
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Where was William McKinley from?

A

Ohio

219
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Where was Warren G. Harding from?

A

Marion, Ohio

220
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Where was William Howard Taft from?

A

Ohio

221
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Where was Millard Fillmore from?

A

New York

222
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Where was Theodore Roosevelt from?

A

New York

223
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Where was Franklin D. Roosevelt from?

A

New York

224
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Where was Donald Trump from?

A

New York

225
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Where was John F. Kennedy from?

A

Massachusetts

226
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Where was George HW Bush from?

A

Texas

227
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Where was James K. Polk from?

A

Born in North Carolina. Senator from Tennessee.

228
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Where was Bill Clinton from?

A

Hope, Arkansas

229
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Who was elected President on motto of “Tippecanoe and Tyler too”?

A

William Henry Harrison

230
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What presidents have died in office?

A

William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Abe Lincoln, James Garfield, Warren Harding, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy

231
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Where was Jimmy Carter from?

A

Plains, Georgia

232
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Where was Grover Cleveland from?

A

New York

233
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Where was Harry S. Truman from?

A

Missouri

234
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Who shot William McKinley?

A

Leon Colgosz (anarchist and laborer)

235
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Where was Dwight Eisenhower from?

A

Denison, Texas

236
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Who shot President Garfield?

A

Charles Guiteau

237
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When did Jefferson and Adams die?

A

July 4, 1829

238
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Where was Franklin Pierce from?

A

New Hampshire

239
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Where was Calvin Coolidge from?

A

Massacusetts

240
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Who proposed the Bill of Rights?

A

James Madison

241
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When was the Bill of Rights enacted?

A

1789-1791

242
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When was the Whiskey Rebellion?

A

1794

243
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When were the Alien and Sedition Acts passed?

A

1798

244
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Who signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law?

A

John Adams

245
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What was the Alien Act?

A

It gave the president unilateral power “to order all such aliens as he shall judge dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States, or shall have reasonable grounds to suspect our concerned in any treasonable or secret machinations of against the government thereof, to depart the United States”

246
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What was the Sedition Act?

A

Prohibited opposing any measure of the United States or impeding any law thereof, or writing or publishing any “false, scandalous, and malicious writing, or writing against the government of the United States, or the president of the United States.”

247
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Who did Thomas Jefferson defeat for president

A

Aaron Burr

248
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When was the Louisiana purchase?

A

1803

249
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How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana territory in the Louisiana purchase?

A

$15 million

250
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What territories were encompassed by the Louisiana purchase?

A

Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Oklahoma, and Wyoming,

251
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Who was the last founding father to serve as president?

A

James Monroe

252
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What was the Monroe Doctrine?

A

Stated that no further European expansion into Americas would be permitted.

253
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Who did James Monroe study law under?

A

Thomas Jefferson

254
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Why did James Monroe oppose ratification of the constitution?

A

He was an anti-federalist and believed it gave too much power to central government.

255
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Who did James Monroe defeat for President in 1816?

A

Rufus King

256
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Who was the Federalist party’s last presidential nominee?

A

Rufus King

257
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Who ran against James Monroe in 1820?

A

No major opponent

258
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In what treaty did USA acquire Florida?

A

Adams-Onis Treaty

259
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Who is the only president to serve in the House of Representatives after his presidency?

A

John Quincy Adams

260
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What caused the breakup of the Democratic Republican party?

A

The corrupt bargain between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams. Clay delivered the House of Representatives for John Quincy Adams, and was promptly appointed secretary of state in the administration.

261
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Who did Andrew Jackson beat in the election of 1828?

A

John Quincy Adams

262
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Who was the only president to pay off the national debt?

A

Andrew Jackson

263
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In what military battle was Andrew Jackson a hero?

A

The battle of New Orleans in the war of 1812

264
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Who did Andrew Jackson defeat in the election of 1832?

A

Henry Clay

265
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When was Nat Turner’s slave rebellion?

A

1832

266
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Where was Nat Turner’s salve rebellion?

A

Southampton County, Virginia

267
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What signal did Nat Turner see as a sign to begin his rebellion?

A

Solar eclipse

268
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When was the Dred Scot v Sanford decision?

A

1857

269
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Who was chief Justice for the Dred Scott versus Sanford decision?

A

Roger Taney

270
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When was the 13th amendment passed?

A

1865

271
Q

What did the 13th amendment do?

A

Prohibited slavery

272
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What is the 11th amendment?

A

A citizen of one state may not bring suit against another state government

273
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What does the 12th amendment do?

A

Set for the procedures for electing the president and vice president

274
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What were some of the major ideas of the enlightenment?

A
  1. human reasoning could discover truths about the world, religion, and politics and could be used to improve the lives of humankind.
  2. Skepticism about received wisdom was another important idea; everything was to be subjected to testing and rational analysis.
  3. Religious tolerance
  4. individuals should be free from coercion in their personal lives and consciences
275
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What was the great awakening?

A

The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s. The movement came at a time when the idea of secular rationalism was being emphasized, and passion for religion had grown stale.

276
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Whose Evangelical tours inspired the great awakening?

A

George Whitfield

277
Q

When was the Albany Congress?

A

1754

278
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What was the original purpose of the Albany Congress?

A

To develop a plan for defense in the face of threat from France.

279
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What was the Albany plan of Union?

A

A president general would be appointed by the crown and work with a grand council of delegates selected by each colonies general assembly.

280
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When were the articles of confederation enacted?

A

November 15, 1777

281
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What faction of the Republican Party was Rutherford B Hayes?

A

The Half Breed faction

282
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In the mid to late 1800s what were the two factions of the Republican Party?

A

Half Breeds and the Stalwarts

283
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What was the difference between the Half Breeds and the Stalwarts?

A

The Stalwarts favored political patronage and the Half Breeds opposed it.

284
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Who preceded James Garfield?

A

Rutherford B Hayes

285
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Who did Charles Guiteau claim to be a hero of?

A

The stalwarts, faction of the Republican party

286
Q

Who came after James Garfield?

A

Chester Alan Arthur

287
Q

What happened to Franklin Pierce two months before his inauguration?

A

He was in a train accident, and his son was killed. 

288
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What was Franklin Pierce’s stance on slavery?

A

Arden supporter

289
Q

Who said “after the White House, what is there left to do but drink?”

A

Franklin Pierce

290
Q

Who was George Washington’s father?

A

Augustine Washington

291
Q

What did George Washington’s dad do?

A

Tobacco farmer

292
Q

Who started the military career of George Washington?

A

Robert Dinwiddie, lieutenant, governor of Virginia

293
Q

What movement did Ralph Waldo Emerson lead?

A

Transcendentalism

294
Q

What did Oliver Wendell Holes say was America’s Intellectual Declaration of Independence?

A

“The American Scholar” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

295
Q

What did pantheists believe?

A

Rejected god as separate from the natural world. God is one with the natural world.

296
Q

Who said, “In all my lectures I have taught one doctrine, namely, the infinitude of the private man.”

A

Ralph Waldo Emerson

297
Q

When did Emerson deliver The American Scholar?

A

1837

298
Q

What is the 15th Amendment?

A

Guarantees the right to vote regardless of race.

299
Q

When was the 15th Amendment passed?

A

February 3, 1870

300
Q

When was the 16th Amendment ratified?

A

February 3, 1915

301
Q

What is the 16th Amendment?

A

Grants the federal government the power to levy income tax.

302
Q

When was the first federal income tax imposed?

A

1861

303
Q

How much was the first federal income tax?

A

3% on incomes above $800

304
Q

What is the 17th amendment?

A

Direct election of US senators

305
Q

When was the 17th amendment passed?

A

April 8, 1913

306
Q

What was the 18th Amendment?

A

Established prohibition

307
Q

When was the 18th amendment ratified?

A

January 6, 1919

308
Q

When was the 19th amendment ratified?

A

May 21,1919

309
Q

What was the 19th amendment?

A

Have women the right to vote

310
Q

Who wrote and presented the report on the subject of manufacturers?

A

Alexander Hamilton

311
Q

When was the report on the subject of manufacturers presented to Congress?

A

1791

312
Q

What was the focus of Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures?

A

Promotion of manufacturing through subsidies generated from tariffs on imports.

313
Q

During Jackson’s presidency, which state was refusing to abide by laws imposing federal tariffs?

A

South Carolina

314
Q

Who was the first vice president to resign?

A

John C Calhoun

315
Q

What was the nullification crisis?

A

South Carolina refusal to pay federal tariffs.

316
Q

When was the nullification crisis?

A

1832 and 1833

317
Q

When did John C Calhoun resign the vice president presidency?

A

December 28, 1832

318
Q

What was Andrew Jackson’s circle of advisors called

A

The kitchen cabinet

319
Q

Who did Harry Truman regard as the four greatest presidents?

A

Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson

320
Q

Who ran against Calvin Coolidge in 1924?

A

Robert LaFolette and John Davis

321
Q

When was the Gilded Age?

A

1870 to 1900

322
Q

What was Cornelius Vanderbilt’s industry?

A

Shipping then railroads

323
Q

What company did Cornelius Vanderbilt form in 1870

A

The New York Central & Hudson railroad line

324
Q

What was Georgism?

A

Economic theory of Henry George. The belief that people should own the value they produce themselves, but that the economic value of land (including natural resources) should belong equally to all members of society.

325
Q

Who wrote Progress and Poverty?

A

Henry George

326
Q

What was the significance of Progress and Poverty?

A

It sparked the Progressive Movement.

327
Q

What office did Henry George run for?

A

He ran for mayor of New York City for the United labor party

328
Q

What was JP Morgan’s industry?

A

Banking and finance

329
Q

What was Andrew Carnegie’s industry?

A

Steel

330
Q

What was John D. Rockefeller’s industry?

A

Oil

331
Q

What was the prohibitory act?

A

British law that prohibited all shipping by the colonies.

332
Q

When was the Prohibitory Act passed?

A

October 1775

333
Q

What was Martin Van Buren’s first language?

A

Dutch

334
Q

What did Martin Van Buren’s dad do?

A

Tavern keeper

335
Q

Who was Andrew Jackson’s vice president?

A

John C Calhoun then Martin Van Buren

336
Q

What was Andrew Jackson’s home called?

A

Hermitage

337
Q

What was Martin Van Buren’s view of political parties?

A

He thought competing political parties were a public good.

338
Q

Who was the first president born a US Citizen?

A

Martin Van Buren

339
Q

What was The Albany Regency?

A

Martin Van Buren’s political machine in New York

340
Q

Who is credited with developing the first political machine in the US?

A

Martin Van Buren in New York

341
Q

What was the major event of Martin Van Buren’s presidency?

A

Bank Panic of 1837, followed by recession

342
Q

Who was the first president to record his voice?

A

Benjamin Harrison

343
Q

What president signed the Sherman Anti-trust Act?

A

Benjamin Harrison

344
Q

Whose statute is in the center of downtown Indianapolis?

A

Benjamin Harrison

345
Q

Where was Rutherford B. Hayes born?

A

Delaware, Ohio

346
Q

What was Rutherford B. Hayes’ position when he ran for President?

A

Governor of Ohio

347
Q

What was Rutherford B. Hayes’ wife’s nickname?

A

Lemonade Lucy

348
Q

What war took place during James Polk’s presidency?

A

Mexican-American War

349
Q

What president annexed Texas and the Oregon Territory?

A

James K. Polk

350
Q

Who was Rutherford B. Hayes’ opponent in 1876?

A

Samuel Tilden

351
Q

Who was Samuel Tilden?

A

Governor of New York and Democratic nominee for president in 1876

352
Q

Who preceded Franklin Pierce as President?

A

Millard Fillmore

353
Q

Who succeeded Franklin Pierce as President?

A

James Buchanan

354
Q

Who was Franklin Pierce’s Vice President?

A

William King

355
Q

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

A

Harriet Beacher Stowe

356
Q

Who was Franklin Pierce’s best friend?

A

Nathaniel Hawthorne

357
Q

Who said “History shall vindicate my memory”?

A

James Buchanan

358
Q

Who was the first Republican nominee for President?

A

John C. Freemont

359
Q

What was the Missouri Compromise?

A

admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state and declared a policy of prohibiting slavery in the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands north of the 36°30′ parallel.

360
Q

When was the Missouri Compromise?

A

1820

361
Q

Who was James Tallmadge?

A

Congressman from New York who proposed the Tallmadge Amendment, which would have banned slavery in Missouri as a condition of statehood.

362
Q

Who signed the Missouri compromise into law?

A

James Monroe

363
Q

Who were the Copperheads?

A

Faction of anti-Civil War Democrats

364
Q

Who was President of the constitutional convention of 1787?

A

George Washington

365
Q

What was George Washington’s first public office?

A

Surveyor

366
Q

What was Shay’s Rebellion?

A

Shays’ Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government’s increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their trades.

367
Q

What was Jefferson’s reaction to Shay’s Rebellion?

A

Jefferson writes to Madison that he is not alarmed by Shay’s Rbellion. He writes his famous words, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.”

368
Q

Who ran against Dwight D. Eisenhower for President in 1952 and 1956?

A

Adlai Stevenson

369
Q

Who was Ebenezer McIntosh?

A

A Boston shoemaker and organizer of colonial resistance in Boston

370
Q

Who owned the tea that was dumped into Boston Harbor?

A

East India Company

371
Q

How many federalist papers are there?

A

85

372
Q

What did George Kelling and James Q. Wilson publish in 1982?

A

“Broken Windows” - an essay in The Atlantic arguing for punishment of low level crimes, later put into action by Mayor Rudy Giuliani

373
Q

Who wrote the Federalist Papers?

A

Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison

374
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A
375
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A
376
Q

What is the point of Federalist No. 10?

A

Warns against factions and advocates large, commercial republic

377
Q

When was the first Federalist Paper (Federalist No. 1) published?

A

October 27, 1787

378
Q

What caused the War of 1812?

A

The tensions that caused the War of 1812 arose from the French revolutionary (1792–99) and Napoleonic Wars (1799–1815). During this nearly constant conflict between France and Britain, American interests were injured by each of the two countries’ endeavours to block the United States from trading with the other.

379
Q

Who was Clement Valandingham?

A

Anti-Civil War congressman from Ohio who was arrested and imprisoned for speaking out against the war

380
Q

What was the Massachusetts Compromise?

A

Massachusetts would agree to ratify the constitution if there was a Bill of Rights added.

381
Q

Who was behind the Massachusetts Compromise?

A

John Hancock and Sam Adams

382
Q

Who was Vice President from 1805 to 1812?

A

George Clinton

383
Q

Who ran for Vice President in 1792?

A

John Adams and George Clinton

384
Q

What party was George Clinton in?

A

Democratic-Republican

385
Q

Where was Calvin Coolidge from?

A

Plymouth Notch, Vermont

386
Q

Who built Mt. Rushmore?

A

Gutzon Borglum

387
Q

what year did Franklin Roosevelt die?

A

1945

388
Q

Who was Baby Ruth candy bars named after?

A

Ruth Cleveland, daughter of Grover Cleveland

389
Q

What was the Petersburg Campaign?

A

Civil War military campaign in which the Union captured Petersburg, Virginia, the seventh largest city in the Confederacy.

390
Q

Who was the only President to have served as Speaker if the House?

A

James K Polk

391
Q

Where was James Polk born?

A

Pineville NC

392
Q

Who ran for president in 1844?

A

James Polk vs Henry Clay

393
Q

Who led the US army in the Mexican American war?

A

Gen. Zachary Taylor

394
Q

What caused the Mexican American war?

A

US annexation of Texas

395
Q

What was Zachary Taylor’s nickname?

A

Old Rough and Ready

396
Q

When was the Mexican American war?

A

1846

397
Q

When was the constitutional convention?

A

May 25 to September 17, 1787

398
Q

Who drafted the Virginia Plan at the constitutional convention?

A

James Madison and Edmund Randolph

399
Q

Who drafted the New Jersey Plan at the constitutional convention?

A

William Patterson

400
Q

What was the Virginia Plan?

A

The plan called for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature. The plan was drafted by James Madison and Edmund Randolph.

401
Q

What did Napoleon say on his deathbed?

A

“They wanted me to be another Washington”

402
Q

What was the first vote at the constitutional convention?

A

To keep proceedings secret

403
Q

When was the constitution made public?

A

September 19, 1787

404
Q

When was the Petersburg Campaign?

A

June 15, 1864 to April 2, 1865

405
Q

What was the Battle of Crater?

A

Civil War battle in which a Pennsylvania regiment dug a tunnel under a Confederate fort southeast of Petersuburg and detonated 8,000 lbs. of gun powder.

406
Q

When did Germany sink the Lusitania?

A

May 7, 1915

407
Q

What was Woodrow Wilson’s slogan in the presidential campaign of 1916?

A

“He Kept Us Out of War”

408
Q

What did German leaders vote to do in January, 1917 that turned USW sentiment toward entering the war?

A

Voted to resume submarine warfare.

409
Q

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

A

WW I German telegram offering US territory to Mexico in exchange for joining the German side.

410
Q

When was the Zimmerman Telegram sent?

A

January 17, 1917

411
Q

Who led Germany in World War I?

A

Kaiser Wilhelm II

412
Q

What did Alexander Grahm Bell do before inventing the telephone?

A

School teacher

413
Q

In the 1880s, how long did it take to travel from coast to coast?

A

7 days

414
Q

How many sailors and marines were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

A

1,177

415
Q

What battleship was destroyed in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

A

USS Arizona

416
Q

What was described as the “Eighth Wonder of the World” when completed in 1883?

A

Brooklyn Bridge

417
Q

When was the Brooklyn Bridge completed?

A

1883

418
Q

When was President Garfield shot?

A

July 2, 1881

419
Q

Why did Charles Guiteau shoot President Garfield?

A

Claimed he did nto receive a job he was pormised.

420
Q

What was the headline in the New York Tribune following Garfield’s shooting?

A

“Killed by the Spoils System”

421
Q

What did Ronald Reagan describe as “that little ice-cold bunch of land down there”?

A

The Falkland Islands

422
Q

What was the Pendleton Act?

A

The Pendleton Act provided that federal government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and that government employees be selected through competitive exams. The act also made it unlawful to fire or demote for political reasons employees who were covered by the law. The law further forbade requiring employees to give political service or contributions. The Civil Service Commission was established to enforce this act.

423
Q

When was the Pendleton Act signed into law?

A

January 16, 1883

424
Q

Who is known as the Father of the Skyscraper?

A

Louis Sullivan (Chicago Architect)

425
Q

When did Henry Ford introduce the assembly line?

A

1908

426
Q

Who founded the NAACP?

A

W.E.B. Dubois

427
Q

Who ran for president unsuccessfully in 1896 and 1900?

A

William Jennings Bryan

428
Q

Who finished third in the election of 1900?

A

Eugene Debs

429
Q

What was Eugene V. Debs political party?

A

Socialist

430
Q

Where was William Jennings Bryan from?

A

Nebraska

431
Q

Who ran for president in 1896?

A

William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley

432
Q

Who wrote “The Shame of the Cities”?

A

Lincoln Steffens

433
Q

Who was Lincoln Steffens?

A

Muckraker journalist who wrote The Shame of the Cities

434
Q

When was George Washington sworn in?

A

April 30, 1789

435
Q

Who was McKinley’s first Vice President?

A

Garret Hobart

436
Q

Where was the capital when Washington was inaugurated?

A

Federal Hall, New York City

437
Q

Who was the first Speaker of the House?

A

Frederick Muhlenberg

438
Q

When was George Washington sworn in?

A

April 30, 1789

439
Q

Who administered Washington’s oath?

A

Robert Livingston

440
Q

Where did Lee surrender in the Civil War?

A

Appomattox Court House

441
Q

Who was Washington’s Secretary of State?

A

Thomas Jefferson

442
Q

Who won the popular vote in 1824?

A

Andrew Jackson

443
Q

Who was John Quincy Adams’ Secretary of State?

A

Henry Clay

444
Q

Who created the spoils system in Washington DC?

A

Andrew Jackson

445
Q

Who signed the Indian removal act in the law?

A

Andrew Jackson

446
Q

When was the Indian removal act passed?

A

1830

447
Q

When did Lee surrender to Grant to end the Civil War?

A

April 9, 1865 at Appomattox

448
Q

When was the USS New Jersey launched?

A

December 7, 1942

449
Q

What was the most decorated battleship in naval history?

A

USS New Jersey

450
Q

What is Buffalo Bill’s real name?

A

William Frederick Cody

451
Q

When did the US bomb Hiroshima?

A

August 6, 1945

452
Q

When was Lincoln assassinated?

A

April 14, 1865

453
Q

Who shot Lincoln?

A

John Wilkes Booth

454
Q

Where was Lincoln shot

A

Ford theater

455
Q

When was D-Day?

A

June 6, 1944

456
Q

How many Hessians were killed in the Battle of Trenton?

A

1,000 of 1,500

457
Q

Who was the Free Soil Party’s vice presidential nominee in 1848?

A

Charles Francis Adams (John Quincy Adams’s son)

458
Q
A
459
Q

When did the US bomb Nagasaki?

A

August 9, 1945

460
Q

What was the Compromise of 1877?

A

Compromise that Andes filibuster over certifying election results, promised to pull federal troops out of the South, thus ending Reconstruction,

461
Q

How was Rutherford Hayes elected?

A

As a result of the compromise of 1877

462
Q

What faction of the Republican party was Rutherford b Hayes from?

A

Half Breeds

463
Q

What was the Dawes Act of 1887?

A

authorized the President of the United States to subdivide Native American tribal communal landholdings into allotments for Native American heads of families and individuals.

464
Q

What was the deadliest conflict related to a strike in American history?

A

The great railroad strike of 1887

465
Q

Who ran against Grover Cleveland in 1884?

A

James G Blaine

466
Q

What Proceeded the longing for return to normalcy in the 1920s?

A

The tolls of World War I, the Spanish flu, unemployment for returning soldiers, and recession in early 1920s.

467
Q

Who was the first president to be elected with more than 60% of the popular vote?

A

Warren G Harding

468
Q

In the 1920s, what percent of the world economy consisted of the United States economy?

A

50%

469
Q

What was the soul sector of the American economy that did not prosper in the 1920s?

A

Agriculture 

470
Q

Who did Herbert Hoover run against in 1928?

A

Al Smith

471
Q

What do some consider to be the deciding issue in the 1928 presidential election question mark

A

The religion of the candidates. Herbert Hoover was protestant. Al Smith was Catholic.

472
Q

At what college did Calvin Coolidge deliver a commencement address?

A

Howard University

473
Q

When did the Sandinistas take control of Nicaragua?

A

1979

474
Q

Who were the Contras?

A

Opposition to the Sandinistas

475
Q

Who were the Sandinistas?

A

Communist Nicaraguan group that took control of Nicaragua in 1979.

476
Q

Who ruled Nicaragua starting in 1979?

A

Daniel Ortega and the Sandanistas

477
Q

On what date did the British arrive in Lexington and Concord?

A

April 19, 1775

478
Q

On what date did the British arrive in Lexington and Concord?

A

April 19, 1775

479
Q

Who is the British general that led troops into Lexington and Concorde?

A

Thomas Gage

480
Q

What was the population of the American colonies in 1754

A

One to one and a half million

481
Q

What was the religion of Maryland when originally settled?

A

Catholic

482
Q

What was the religion of Maryland when originally settled?

A

Catholic

483
Q

Who was most famous among John Quincy Adams kids?

A

Charles Francis Adams

484
Q

Where was John Adams born?

A

Braintree, Massachusetts

485
Q

Who was the first successful dark horse candidate for president?

A

James K Polk

486
Q

Who was the first successful dark horse candidate for president?

A

James K Polk

487
Q

What was James k polk’s nickname?

A

Young Hickory (after Andrew Jackson)

488
Q

Where was James K Polk’s home?

A

Columbia, TN

489
Q

Who was James K Polk’s vice president?

A

George Dallas

490
Q

Who is the only president who also served as speaker of the house?

A

James K Polk

491
Q

Who was John Adams dad?

A

Deacon, John Adams

492
Q

Who was John Adams legal mentor?

A

James Otis

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