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Can you answer these random questions about United States history?
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Last updated: November 2, 2020
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Which abolitionist helped over 70 enslaved people escape through the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Which city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1906?
San Francisco
What was France‘s gift to the U.S in 1886?
Statue of Liberty
Whose cow supposedly started the Great Chicago Fire?
Mrs. O'Leary
Which was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
What battle is usually associated with the Battle of Lexington?
Battle of Concord
Which navy base was bombed in 1941, bringing the U.S into World War II?
Pearl Harbor
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's middle name?
Delano
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
What country did the U.S fight the Quasi Wars against?
France
In which city did the U.S.S Maine explode?
Havana
Who was the king of England during the American Revolution?
George III
Which state, other than Missouri, was formed as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
Maine
What was the first U.S city to host the Olympics?
St. Louis
Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Which northwestern volcano erupted in 1980, killing fifty-seven people?
Mt. Saint Helens
Which country did Germany ask to invade the U.S in 1917?
Mexico
Which city suffered the most from flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina?
New Orleans
What now extinct party did William Harrison and Zachary Taylor belong to?
Whig
Which war was the United States national anthem written about?
War of 1812
HinesBrothers
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Level 75
Feb 13, 2020
The Mexican-American War is also called the Mexican War and "Mexican" and "Mexican War" aren't accepted for the Texas statehood one
springb
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Level 55
Nov 2, 2020
Since your quiz doesn't specify, Hannibal Hamlin should also be acceptable as a vice president of Lincoln.
WolfCam
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Level 66
Nov 2, 2020
Fixed!
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