Embark on a whirlwind tour through American history with our 'America in a Nutshell: History Trivia Quiz.' From the Founding Fathers to key historical events, this quiz compresses the nation's complex narrative into bite-sized questions. Test your knowledge on pivotal moments, influential figures, and cultural milestones that have shaped the United States. Whether you're a history buff, a student, or someone curious about America's past, this trivia quiz offers a lively challenge, providing a quick and entertaining journey through the essential highlights of the nation's captivating history.
They were never caught
They committed no crimes
They hid in the swamps
No one wanted to testify against them
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Made it clear that the Confederacy would not be forgiven
Declared that all former slaves would be given 40 acres and a mule
Said that he wanted peace and had hatred towards non
Announced that he would step down as president
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Segregation was illegal and would stop
Segregation was only permissible in private property
Segregation was fine no matter what
Segregation was okay as long as the separate facilities were roughly equal
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Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Obama
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The right to vote would only go to those who could read.
The right to vote went all property owners
A mule would be given to every freedman
Voting could not be denied a person because of their race
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Homer Simpson
Homer Johnson
Homer Plessy
Homer Ferguson
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Go back to Arica
Move to the North
Become Cowboys and Indian fighters
Stay in the South
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Republicans that supported the Civil Rights Act
Democrats the supported state rights
Independents that took neither side
Evil scientists that wanted to rule the world, by training laser cats to form an army
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They said they were sorry, hugged, and made up with the North
Democrats seized control of the congress
The enforcement act
The Amnesty Act gave them back the right
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Rules for making new laws
Where and when segregation would occur
What freedoms Freedmen had
What a state had to do to rejoin the union
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Northerners or freedmen
Southerners or poor northerners
Rich planters
Women
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Former slaves the right to get married
Former slaves the right to trial by jury
Former slaves the right to travel out of state
Former slaves to be unemployed
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All former slaves would be paid for their years of work while they were slaves
A former slave could not run for president
Only those that could read would be allowed to vote
Former slaves were citizens with full civil rights
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Land
Clothes
Food
Education
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Hayes
Lincoln
Grant
Johnson
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Poll taxes
The grandfather clause
Secret ballots
Literacy tests
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To accept any of the Confederate states back in the Union
Georgia to be known as the peach state
To allow former slaves the right to vote
Slavery to end
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Scalawags
Rapscallions
Jaggedylanterns
Carpetbaggers
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Johnson
Grant
Hayes
LaRose
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