American History Trivia Page - 9

Trivia Questions

Though this president chose the general site for the executive mansion, he never lived there

In 1836 this republic asked to be annexed to the U.S.

For their part in this 1770 Massachusetts riot, 2 soldiers were branded on the thumb

In September, 1971, 43 peole were killed during a 4-day riot at this New York prison

This monument with a 19-foot seated statue was dedicated by President Harding May 30, 1922

The Supreme Court's 7-2 decision in this slavery case helped bring on the Civil War

Though elected to the senate in 1930, this Louisiana governor didn't take his seat until 1932

He related the story of Pocahontas in his "General History of Virginia" in 1624

The Battle of Palo Alto, fought May 8, 1846, was the first battle of this war

Nickname given the WWII backyard vegetable patches