U.S. History Trivia Questions
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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
What is the name of the 1853 purchase that expanded the contiguous United States to nearly its current size?
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gadsden purchase
Who negotiated a land purchase with Mexico, partly aimed at building a cross-country railroad?
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james gadsden
Who was serving as Vice President of the United States when South Carolina seceded from the Union?
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john c. breckinridge
Who was Thomas Dewey's running mate in the 1948 presidential election that later became chief justice?
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earl warren
Which state is represented by William Jennings Bryan in Statuary Hall?
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nebraska
In which U.S. state was The Deseret News, founded in 1850 and the oldest continuously operating business, established?
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utah
In what year did James Monroe proclaim the Monroe Doctrine, which could be referred to as occurring 47 years ago from a notable historical phrase?
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1823
Which pioneer is featured alongside three settlers on the Kentucky statehood issue of U.S. stamps from 1942?
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daniel boone
In which city did Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman governor, reside in the governor's mansion?
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cheyenne
On December 18, 1787, New Jersey became the third state to ratify what important U.S. document?
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constitution
Which suffragette worked as an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society from 1856 to 1861?
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susan b. anthony
Who was the Illinois social worker that served as president of the International Congress of Women during World War I?
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jane addams
Which Pennsylvania city, founded in 1741, was named on Christmas Eve of that year?
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bethlehem
Who was the political cartoonist that Boss Tweed tried to bribe with $500,000 to go to Europe and leave him alone?
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thomas nast
What service, initiated by Russell, Waddell & Majors on April 3, 1860, went bankrupt in 1861?
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pony express
To which area, purchased by the U.S. in 1867, did the Organic Act of 1884 apply the laws of Oregon?
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alaska
Which country partnered with the U.S. in summer 1957 to operate the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line?
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canada
Which state had Exeter as its capital during the Revolutionary War and is home to an American independence museum?
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new hampshire
In 1835, a border skirmish known as the Toledo War occurred between Ohio and which present state?
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michigan
Which state is represented by a statue of Thomas Hart Benton in the National Statuary Hall?
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missouri
In which city did George Washington spend several nights at a home on Germantown Avenue in 1793?
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philadelphia
Who was a professor at Harvard in the 1950s and served as Secretary of State in the 1970s?
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henry kissinger
Which state was formally acquired by the U.S. in 1821, became a territory in 1822, and achieved statehood in 1845?
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florida
Who was Richard Nixon's vice president who became the second sitting vice president to resign from office?
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spiro agnew
Which U.S. colony, known for the motto 'First In Freedom' dating back to 1776, was the first to authorize its delegates to vote for independence?
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north carolina
Which state's troops wore uniforms with buttons stamped with a palmetto tree design during the Civil War?
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south carolina
Which Midwest city elected Carl Stokes as the first black mayor of a major U.S. city in 1961?
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cleveland
What state was home to the first English colony known as the Popham Settlement near the mouth of the Kennebec River?
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maine
Which state is known as the 'Equality State' and elected the USA's first woman governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross, in 1924?
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wyoming
Which slave state had many men voting in Kansas in 1855, causing border violence?
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missouri