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1. When was the declaration of independence signed?

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2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?

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3. Which President made the Louisiana Purchase?

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4. Which country did he make the purchase from?

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5. What woman is known as the leader of the Underground Railroad?

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6. What state 1st seceded that lead to the Civil War?

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7. During what years did the U.S. Civil War take place?

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Hint: two word answer (not slavery)

8. What is the main reason that the Civil War was fought?

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9. Who was the President of the U.S. during the Civil War?

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10. Who was the President of the Confederacy?

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ANSWERS#1 10

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Between July and August 1776

1. When was the declaration of independence signed?

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Philadelphia, PA

2. Where was it signed?

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Thomas Jefferson

3. Which President made the Louisiana Purchase?

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France

4. Which country did he make the purchase from?

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Harriet Tubman

5. What woman is known as the leader of the Underground Railroad?

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South Carolina

6. What state 1st seceded that lead to the Civil War?

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1861-1865

7. During what years did the U.S. Civil War take place?

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State Rights

8. What is the main reason that the Civil War was fought?

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Abraham Lincoln

9. Who was the President of the U.S. during the Civil War?

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Jefferson Davis

10. Who was the President of the Confederacy?

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Questions #1120

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11. When and where did Martin Luther King, Jr. make his "I Have a Dream" speech?

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12. Whose idea for a better America was the NEW DEAL?

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13. What did the Japanese attack that lead to US involvement in WWII and when did it occur?

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14. Which President made the decision to use A Bombs on Japan?

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15. With what nation did the US have a COLD WAR with?

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16. In what Asian country did the US send military forces in the late 1950’s?

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17. What was the 1st man made device in space?

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18. During what event was the world closest to nuclear war?

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19. Who was the 1st human to orbit the earth?

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20. Who was the 1st man on the moon?

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1. Washington D.C. 2. Aug. 28, 19633. Lincoln Memorial

11. When and where did Martin Luther King, Jr. make his "I Have a Dream" speech?

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Franklin Roosevelt

12. Whose idea for a better America was the NEW DEAL?

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Hawaii Civilian and military installations near

Pearl Harbor

13. What did the Japanese attack that lead to US involvement in WWII and when did it occur?

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Harry Truman

14. Which President made the decision to use A Bombs on Japan?

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USSR (Soviet Union)

15. With what nation did the US have a COLD WAR with?

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Vietnam

16. In what Asian country did the US begin sending military forces in the late 1950’s?

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Sputnik

17. What was the 1st man made device in space?

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Cuban Missile Crisis

18. During what event was the world closest to nuclear war?

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Yuri Gagarin

19. Who was the 1st human to orbit the earth?

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Neil Armstrong

20. Who was the 1st man on the moon?

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QUESTIONS 21 30

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21. What did the Warren Commission deal with?

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22. What Civil Rights leader was assassinated in Memphis TN?

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23. In what year did the assassination take place in?

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24. When did the U.S. end hostilities in Vietnam?

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25. What is Watergate?

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26. Where were hostages taken and kept for 444 days in the late 70’s to 80?

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27. Which 2 world leaders had assassination attempts on them in 1981?

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28. What was the name of the shuttle that blew up killing all aboard in 1986?

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29. What is another name for “Operation Desert Storm”?

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30. Who are the only 2 Presidents impeached?

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The assassination of John F. Kennedy

21. What did the Warren Commission deal with?

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Martin Luther King Jr.

22. What Civil Rights leader was assassinated in Memphis TN?

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April 4, 1968 In Memphis, Tennessee

23. In what year did the assassination take place in?

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1973

24. When did the U.S. end hostilities in Vietnam?

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Break in by the RNC of the DNC to help Nixon win the election

25. What is Watergate?

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Tehran, Iran

26. Where were hostages taken and kept for 444 days in the late 70’s to 80?

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Ronald Reagan Pope John Paul II

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Challenger

28. What was the name of the shuttle that blew up killing all aboard in 1986?

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Persian Gulf War (1991) War in Iraq (1991)

29. What is another name for “Operation Desert Storm”?

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Bill Clinton Andrew Johnson

30. Who are the only 2 Presidents impeached?

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BONUS:Who is the:

B1: Vice-President of the United StatesB2: Governor of Pennsylvania

B3: Who has the ‘real’ name Curtis James Jackson III


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