| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| This man was the first U.S. president | George Washington | 99%
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| The United States declared independence from this country in 1776. | United Kingdom | 99%
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| Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from this country. | France | 96%
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| The discovery of this metal in California led to a huge increase in the population of the territory. | Gold | 96%
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| California along with many other western states is acquired by the U.S. following a war with this country. | Mexico | 95%
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| The attack on this location led to the United States becoming involved in World War II. | Pearl Harbor | 94%
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| The Zimmerman telegraph led to the U.S. becoming involved in this major war. | World War I | 94%
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| This president delivered the Gettysburg address and issued the Emancipation Proclomation. | Abraham Lincoln | 93%
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| This Christian minister, who was assassinated in Memphis, was one of the leading figures of the civil rights movement. | Martin Luther King Jr. | 93%
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| This president served during much of the Great Depression and most of World War II. | Franklin Roosevelt | 92%
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| This communist state was the main adversary of the United States during the Cold War. | Soviet Union | 91%
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| President Nixon resigned from office after this scandal. | Watergate | 90%
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