U.S. History Trivia Questions
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Which vice president of FDR is honored by the annual Cactus Jack Festival in Uvalde, Texas?
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john nance garner
Who was the senator who represented Maine from 1959 to 1980 and later joined the Tower Commission?
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edmund muskie
In 1969, Tom Hayden and Jerry Rubin were put on trial as part of what group accused of inciting a riot?
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chicago seven
In which state did the Mormons establish the city of Nauvoo after being expelled from Ohio in the 19th century?
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illinois
In 1945, Hubert Humphrey was elected mayor of which city in Minnesota?
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minneapolis
What Republican candidate was supported by a 1940 anti-FDR window sticker that read, 'No Third Term! Democrats for'?
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wendell willkie
What is the current name of the town in Georgia that was renamed from Marthasville in 1845 due to the Western & Atlantic Railroad?
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atlanta
Which paper, that merged with the New York Tribune in 1924, had previously sent Stanley to find Livingstone?
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new york herald
Which state, home of the first capital of the Confederacy, was the fourth to secede from the Union during the Civil War?
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alabama
In which Flemish town was John Quincy Adams negotiating the treaty to end the War of 1812 in August 1814?
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ghent
Who served as Vice President under Calvin Coolidge?
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warren g. harding
Which state was admitted to the union as a slave state in 1821, following Maine's admission as a free state in 1820 due to a compromise?
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missouri
Which Supreme Court Justice was appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and resigned in 1969?
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abe fortas
Which D.C. monument had its cornerstone laid with James K. Polk present on July 4, 1848?
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washington monument
Which significant engineering project was the United States allowed to construct as a result of the 1901 Hay-Paunceforte Treaty with Britain?
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panama canal
In which state did Nat Turner lead a slave revolt in 1831?
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virginia
Which state was the location of the first atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945?
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new mexico
Which U.S. President enacted New Jersey's first workmen's compensation law while serving as governor?
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woodrow wilson
Which southern Ohio metropolis was run by the political machine of George 'Boss' Cox from around 1885 to 1910?
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cincinnati
Which cemetery did Montgomery C. Meigs first suggest to Abraham Lincoln and is also his final resting place?
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arlington national cemetery
Which United Nations Ambassador received the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award in 1984?
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jeane kirkpatrick
Which Ohio city was once known as 'Porkopolis' because of its major meat-packing industry?
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cincinnati
Which southeastern state was the last to join the Union in 1845?
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florida
From which city did the federal government move to make Washington, D.C. the capital in 1800?
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philadelphia
Who was granted a patent in 1865 for a car designed with upper and lower berths?
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george pullman
Who was the First Lady that saved a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington from destruction?
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dolley madison
What was the name of the enslaved man whose owner took him to Illinois, leading to a Supreme Court decision that declared blacks were not citizens?
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dred scott
Which nation on eastern Hispaniola did the U.S. attempt to annex in 1869?
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dominican republic
What is the name of the 450-mile roadway that the U.S. Army began building from Nashville to Natchez in 1801?
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natchez trace
What future state song of Maryland was originally a battle song for Confederate soldiers?
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maryland, my maryland
In 1901, the United States made which island a virtual protectorate?
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cuba
Who was the U.S. minister to Haiti from 1889 to 1891 and was also known as an orator and abolitionist?
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frederick douglass
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