American History Trivia Questions
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Who was the second cousin of the United States' second president and helped found the Sons of Liberty?
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samuel adams
Which U.S. state was nicknamed 'Bleeding' before the Civil War due to the violent clashes over slavery?
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kansas
How many stars did the flag of the Confederacy have despite only 11 states actually joining it?
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13
What 1857 Supreme Court decision did Lincoln denounce as part of a pro-slavery conspiracy?
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dred scott
Which soldier and frontiersman secured significant victories over the British in the Northwest Territory?
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george rogers clark
Who was elected the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629?
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john winthrop
Who was the oldest of the Younger brothers and first rode with Frank James in Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War?
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cole younger
In which territory did George Rogers Clark help the U.S. gain that included present-day Michigan and Ohio during the Revolutionary War?
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northwest territory
In which capital city were the Confederate States of America founded on February 4, 1861?
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montgomery, alabama
What is the name of the series of 85 essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay that urged the ratification of the Constitution?
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federalist papers
Who was the founder of both Savannah and the colony of Georgia?
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james oglethorpe
Which Civil War general stated, 'War is cruelty and you cannot refine it'?
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william tecumseh sherman
In which islands did an insurrection occur after the U.S. purchased them from Spain in 1898?
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philippines
Who was the first English child born in the Americas, whose grandfather was Gov. John White of North Carolina?
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virginia dare
Which New England state's constitution, adopted in 1777 when it was a republic, became the first in the United States to prohibit slavery?
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vermont
In which city did John Carroll become the first American Roman Catholic bishop in 1790?
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baltimore
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
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26
Who was the New Yorker responsible for writing at least 50 of the 85 'Federalist Papers'?
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alexander hamilton
Which university in Providence is named for a son of a merchant family that profited from supplies and shipping during the Revolutionary War?
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brown
Who was the head of intelligence under Gen. McClellan and later returned to his detective agency after the Civil War?
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allan pinkerton
In 1798, Robert Goodloe Harper declared, 'Millions for defense, but not one cent for' what?
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tribute
Which state, known as the 'Nutmeg State', became the last of the original 13 states to ratify the Bill of Rights on April 19, 1939?
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connecticut
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