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Trivia Questions

In 1893 3 men serving prison sentences for this riot were pardoned by the governor of Illinois

In 1639 the Court of Massachusetts ordered that "The Colledge...to bee built at Cambridg" be called this

The political slogan "As" this state "goes, so goes the nation" dates back to the 1880s

In 1857 antislavery forces were set back when the Supreme Court decided the case of this man vs. Sandford

On July 31, 1972 this Missouri senator withdrew as McGovern's running mate because of earlier psychiatric care

In 1692 the Spanish regained control of this future New Mexico capital from the Pueblo Indians

FDR's statement "The United States of America was...deliberately attacked by...Japan" was made on this date

On April 18, 1775 he was captured by the British but released; he had to walk back to Lexington

On September 8, 1974, he was granted "A full, free and absolute pardon"

In 1824 Andrew Jackson received more popular & electoral votes, but the House declared this man president