Statistics for Basic American History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The 9/11 attack forever changed the sky line of this "Capital of the World."	New York City	81%
This was the last state to be inducted into the country.	Hawaii	80%
These two explored the Louisiana Territory.	Meriwether Lewis and William Clark	80%
Andrew Jackson issued this "walk" for Native Americans that lived east of the Mississippi River.	the Trail of Tears	77%
John F. Kennedy was killed in this Texas city.	Dallas	76%
The Watergate Scandal immortalized this president.	Richard Nixon	76%
Douglas MacArthur became a five-star general for his role in this prominent war.	World War II	67%
He became the richest American of his time through his oil and railroad investments.	John D. Rockefeller	61%
He was first pick to command the Union during the Civil War, but he choose to fight for his home state of Virginia instead.	Robert E. Lee	59%
He was president during the attack on the White House in 1814.	James Madison	56%
This president brought the country into the 20th century.	William McKinley	44%
President Zachary Taylor gained renown for his military service in which 1846 war?	the Mexican-American War	37%
Who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country?"	Nathan Hale	27%
This was a band of southern belles who fought to keep the South's history alive after the Civil War.	the Daughters of the Confederacy	20%
Eisenhower implemented this to connect the country during the modern age of vehicular travel.	Interstate Highway System	17%