US History Glossary Terms - 2
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- 1.What were Dwight D. Eisenhower's two favorite subjects in school?
- A.
History And Plane Geometry
- B.
Math And Science
- C.
Microbiology And Zoology
- D.
Chemistry And History
- 2.As a child, Martin Van Buren was called by what nickname?
- A.
Big Man
- B.
Little Mat
- C.
Little Brew
- D.
Tiny Toe
- 3.How much did Richard Nixon weigh at birth?
- A.
10 Pounds
- B.
8 Pounds
- C.
9 Pounds
- D.
11 Pounds
- 4.Under which U.S. President was the Oregon Territory acquired?
- A.
Jackson
- B.
Tyler
- C.
Taylor
- D.
Polk
- 5.What was the year of the Gadsden Purchase?
- A.
1854
- B.
1816
- C.
1848
- D.
1858
- 6.In what city did the first U.S. Postmaster work?
- A.
Robert Morris, Trenton
- B.
Richard Fairbanks, Boston
- C.
Ben Franklin, Philadelphia
- D.
Isac Putnam, Albany
- 7.Which group of people moved from Mexico to Arizona in the 1400's. They developed agricultural methods including canals. What was their name?
- A.
The Hohokam People
- B.
The Hopi People
- C.
The Anasazi People
- D.
The Ho-Ho-Kus People
- 8.Who was the first Catholic bishop in America?
- A.
Juarez De Cordona,1528
- B.
Don Cabrillo,1528
- C.
Francois Des Orleans,1528
- D.
Fray Suarez,1528
- 9.In 1573 an important export entered Seville, Spain. What was this product?
- A.
Tobacco
- B.
The Potato
- C.
Opals
- D.
The Tomato
- 10.The Puritans began what is referred to as "The Great Migration" in 1630. About how many people were involved in this migration to the New World?
- A.
60,000
- B.
110,000
- C.
15,000
- D.
4,500
- 11.In 1789 a freed slave from Benin wrote a book detailing the terrible institution of slavery. What was his name?
- A.
Dred Scott
- B.
Qlaudah Equiano
- C.
T'oussaint L'overture
- D.
Nat Turner
- 12.What was Jefferson's view on the revolt of Toussaint L" Ouverture's rebellion in Haiti?
- A.
He Offered To Help Put It Down
- B.
He Kept A 'Hands-Off Attitude
- C.
He Offered Help To The Rebellion
- D.
He Never Heard About It Because Of Poor Communication
- 13.What word described a black southerner who migrated to the Plain states in the 1870's to claim land for farming?
- A.
Carpetbagger
- B.
Squatter
- C.
Exoduster
- D.
Hohokam
- 14.Which was the first state to abolish capital punishment?
- A.
Ohio
- B.
Massachusetts
- C.
Michigan
- D.
Wyoming
- 15.In December of 1960, two planes collided and crashed over what city?
- A.
New Orleans
- B.
Detroit
- C.
Miami
- D.
New York
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