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1. America's first inhabitants came from where?
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2. Columbus was trying to get where when he accidentally hit an island in the Bahamas?
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3. Who was president when the U.S. landed on the moon?
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4. What was seen by Europeans for the first time during the Coronado expedition?
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5. When was Harvard founded?
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6. In which modern-day city did the Kieft's War take place?
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7. When did the American Revolution begin?
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8. Thanksgiving wasn't a federal holiday until what century?
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9. The California missions were established by which colonial powerhouse?
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10. During what history lesson did you likely learn about the Goodwin family?
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11. Which First Lady told America to "Just Say No" in the '80s?
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12. In which U.S. city was George Washington sworn in as president?
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13. How much did the United States pay to France for the Louisiana Purchase?
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14. Which amendment prohibited the sale of alcohol in the United States?
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15. During World War II, what language was used to create a communication code for U.S. forces?
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16. About how many people were in attendance when Martin Luther King, Jr. declared, "I have a dream"?
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17. Where were both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution written?
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18. In what year did women get the right to vote?
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19. In what year was the Fourth of July declared a national holiday?
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20. What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
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21. What was the first state to become a part of the United States?
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22. According to Franklin D. Roosevelt, what was the "date that will live in infamy"?
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23. What famous substance was discovered in Coloma, CA in 1848?
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24. What was the Revolution that ushered in the rise of factories?
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25. How many states must ratify an amendment before it can be added to the Constitution?
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26. The Vietnam War started in 1955. About how long after that did it take for American troops to arrive overseas?
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27. What invention led to the rise of slavery in the southern states?
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28. Which president established the League of Nations?
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29. Who was the ninth president of the United States?
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30. The Works Progress Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, and Social Security were all set up as part of which massive government program?
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31. How many British colonies originally formed the U.S.?
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32. Speaking of, when was the flag we see today first introduced?
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33. What war is known to have sent women into the workforce?
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34. Which amendment abolished slavery?
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35. The House Un-American Activities Committee was established to investigate what?
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36. Brown v. Board of Education did what?
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37. Which amendment limits a president to only two terms?
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38. What music was widely associated with the Prohibition era?
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39. The Great Depression happened in 1929, but in what month did Wall Street actually crash?
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40. During which president's term were five new national parks, 18 national monuments, four national game refuges, 51 bird sanctuaries, and over 100 million acres of national forest created?
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41. When did the voting age change from 21 to 18?
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42. Legends tell that Juan Ponce de León landed on the shores of what is now Florida state in the 16th century while looking for what?
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43. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he became a part of which team in 1947?
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44. Who became President of the United States in 1963 after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
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45. The "Star Spangled Banner" was written during which battle of the War of 1812?
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46. In what year did the most recent two states join the Union to round out the number to 50?
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47. What is an abolitionist?
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48. Some may have guessed that Benjamin Franklin's nickname was the "Father of the Constitution”...but it wasn’t. Whose nickname was that?
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49. Before Sam Adams was a beer, he was a Son of Liberty alongside who?
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50. What is the final word of the Declaration of Independence?
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