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U.S. History by Year, 1840-1859 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 684 times
- The average score is 17 of 20
Answer Stats
| Year | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| 1849 | Thousands travel to California after hearing of the discovery of this | Gold | 97%
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| 1848 | The U.S. gains much of the Southwest after winning a war against this country | Mexico | 97%
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| 1854 | This modern political party is founded in Ripon, Wisconsin | {Republican} Party | 95%
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| 1855 | Millions of immigrants come to the U.S. to flee famine in this country | Ireland | 94%
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| 1845 | The United States annexes this country and admits it as the 28th state | Texas | 93%
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| 1850 | Harriet Tubman becomes a "conductor" on this "railroad" | {Underground} Railroad | 93%
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| 1842 | The Webster-Ashburton Treaty defines the border with this modern day country | Canada | 92%
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| 1847 | Mormon pioneers led by Brigham Young establish this city out West | Salt Lake City | 92%
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| 1844 | Samuel Morse instantly sends a message from D.C. to Baltimore with this device | Telegraph | 91%
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| 1851 | This popular newspaper is founded in Midtown Manhattan | The New York Times | 88%
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| 1858 | This politician debates Stephen Douglas seven times in the race for Illinois' Senate seat | Abraham Lincoln | 86%
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| 1841 | This president dies in office after only serving for one month | William Henry Harrison | 81%
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| 1840 | Charles Wilkes circumnavigates this continent, claiming a portion for the U.S. | Antarctica | 80%
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| 1843 | This Baltimore poet publishes "The Tell-Tale Heart" | Edgar Allan Poe | 80%
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| 1853 | Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in this country, requesting for it to open trade | Japan | 79%
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| 1859 | This man leads a failed raid on Harpers Ferry hoping to start a slave rebellion | John Brown | 77%
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| 1852 | This author publishes 'Uncle Tom's Cabin" | Harriet Beecher Stowe | 69%
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| 1846 | This "party" gets stranded in the Sierra Nevada, resorting to cannibalism | {Donner} Party | 65%
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| 1856 | Abolitionist towns in Kansas are attacked by pro-slavery forces as a part of this conflict | {Bleeding} Kansas | 62%
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| 1857 | The Supreme Court rules that African Americans aren't citizens in this case | {Dred} {Scott} v. Sanford | 56%
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