Quiz On US History Terms - 2
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- 1.Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in what state in 1849?
- A.
Maryland
- B.
North Dakota
- C.
Kentucky
- D.
Texas
- 2.Who graduated first in Robert E. Lee's class at West Point?
- A.
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
- B.
Robert E. Lee
- C.
George Mason
- D.
Dan Butterfield
- 3.Who delivered President Thomas Jefferson's annual message (akin to today's State of the Union Address) to the Congress in December, 1801?
- A.
James Monroe
- B.
Thomas Jefferson
- C.
Meriwether Lewis
- D.
James Madison
- 4.Which of the following is the only President of the United States to have a foreign river named for him?
- A.
Theodore Roosevelt
- B.
Woodrow Wilson
- C.
George Washington
- D.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 5.Who was ready to call the state militia to ensure Thomas Jefferson's 1801 inauguration as President?
- A.
James Madison
- B.
James Monroe
- C.
Andrew Jackson
- D.
William Henry Harrison
- 6.What U.S. President said, "I don't even think women should be educated"?
- A.
Richard M. Nixon
- B.
Andrew Johnson
- C.
Andrew Jackson
- D.
Ulysses S. Grant
- 7.Which of the following Presidents was a descendant of John and Priscilla Alden of "Mayflower" fame?
- A.
Ulysses S. Grant
- B.
John Adams
- C.
George W. Bush
- D.
Herbert Hoover
- 8.In which year was Ohio granted statehood?
- A.
1810
- B.
1799
- C.
1805
- D.
1803
- 9.When U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. retired in 1990, who was named to replace him?
- A.
Ruth Ginsberg
- B.
David Souter
- C.
Sandra Day O'Connor
- D.
Judge Ito
- 10.Paul Tsongas ran for President claiming which state as his home?
- A.
Virginia
- B.
Massachusetts
- C.
Rhode Island
- D.
New York
- 11.Whom was John Adams speaking of when he said, "the gentleman from Virginia"?
- A.
Robert E. Lee
- B.
George Washington
- C.
John Quincy Adams
- D.
Thomas Jefferson
- 12.How many rows of stars are there on the U.S. flag?
- A.
Nine
- B.
Six
- C.
Twelve
- D.
Ten
- 13.How did JFK's PT-109 ship sink?
- A.
Hit By A Bomb
- B.
Hit By A German Torpedo
- C.
It Didn't Sink
- D.
Rammed By A Japanese Ship
- 14.What was the original name of the United Parcel Service?
- A.
United Mailing Service
- B.
American Messenger Company
- C.
Parcel Post
- D.
American Postage Service
- 15.What year was the Starbucks Coffee chain first opened?
- A.
1960
- B.
1980
- C.
1985
- D.
1971
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