Statistics for Easy U.S. History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
This man was the first U.S. president	George Washington	100%
The United States declared independence from this country in 1776.	United Kingdom	99%
Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from this country.	France	98%
The discovery of this metal in California led to a huge increase in the population of the territory.	Gold	98%
California along with many other western states is acquired by the U.S. following a war with this country.	Mexico	97%
This Christian minister, who was assassinated in Memphis, was one of the leading figures of the civil rights movement.	Martin Luther King Jr.	96%
The attack on this location led to the United States becoming involved in World War II.	Pearl Harbor	96%
This president delivered the Gettysburg address and issued the Emancipation Proclomation.	Abraham Lincoln	95%
This president served during much of the Great Depression and most of World War II.	Franklin Roosevelt	95%
The Zimmerman telegraph led to the U.S. becoming involved in this major war.	World War I	95%
This communist state was the main adversary of the United States during the Cold War.	Soviet Union	93%
President Nixon resigned from office after this scandal.	Watergate	93%