Statistics for Election of 1872 Trivia

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  • This quiz has been taken 14 times
  • The average score is 13 of 26

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
Their partyRepublican
100%
WinnerUlysses S Grant
100%
Their home stateIllinois
78%
Confederate state which could vote again for the first timeTexas
78%
Virginia
78%
Democrat
67%
Despite this, they earned 3 Electoral Votes in which state?Georgia
67%
State with the smallest margin (0.69%)Maryland
67%
Mississippi
67%
Their home stateNew York
67%
Straight Out Democrat
67%
They were the only major party candidate to ___ before the Electoral College could be ratifiedDie
56%
State with the largest margin (57.67)Vermont
56%
Major issue of the election that damaged the victor's campaignCorruption
44%
Prohibition
44%
Their running mateHenry Wilson
33%
CompetitorHorace Greeley
33%
Major issue that wouldn't be resolved until 1920Women's Suffrage
33%
Benjamin Gratz Brown
22%
Their running mateBenjamin Gratz Brown
22%
Charles Jones Jenkins
22%
David Davis
22%
Their partiesLiberal Republican
22%
Other candidates who won Electoral VotesThomas Hendricks
22%
Equal Rights
11%
Major Third PartiesLabor Reform
11%

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