American History Trivia Page - 8

Trivia Questions

In 1960 black sit-ins at segregated lunch counters started in Greensboro in this state

In 1912 this "Bull Moose" spoke for about 50 minutes with a would-be-assassin's bullet lodged in his chest

On July 9, 1776 this state's legislature met in White Plains & ratified the Declaration of Independence

After answering a NASA newspaper notice in the '70s, she became America's first woman in space

In 1919 this future pres. mobilized the Mass. Militia to restore order in the Boston police strike

On April 4, 1949, the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, France & 8 other nations signed this mutual defense pact

8 Americans were killed April 24, 1980 in a failed attempt to rescue American hostages held in this city

A compromise allowed Maine's admission to the union in 1820 as a free state & this as a slave state in 1821

When asked in 1779 "Have you lowered your flag?" he reportedly said, "I have not yet begun to fight"

The Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions were passed in opposition to these 1798 acts