| Queston | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What land acquisition from France doubled the size of the U.S.? | Louisiana | 92%
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson | 88%
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| What state was formerly an independent republic? | Texas | 86%
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| And where was the first 'permanent' English settlement? | Jamestown | 84%
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| Who was president of the Union? | Abraham Lincoln | 83%
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| What war nearly made the U.S. part of the British Empire again? | The War of 1812 | 75%
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| What war lead to America's independence? | Revolutionary War | 68%
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| What term is used to describe the period following the Civil War? | Reconstruction | 66%
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| Who assasinated the President in 1865? | John Wilkes Booth | 65%
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| Where did the Pilgrims land in 1620? | Plymouth Rock | 65%
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| Who was president of the Confederacy? | Jefferson Davis | 58%
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| What policy urged America to stretch west towards the Pacific? | Manifest destiny | 58%
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| Where was the first English settlement attempted in America? | Roanoke | 58%
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| Whose assassination sparked World War 1? | Archduke Ferdinand | 51%
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| Where did the first battle of the Civil War take place? | Fort Sumter | 42%
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