Free SAT US History Trivia Q&A

In accordance with the Missouri Compromise,

Slavery would only be permitted in regions and states south of Missouri's northern border.

States that still hold slaves and free states coexist together in the United States.

All slaves would be freed, but they would still be paid to labor on plantations.

The permanent abolition of slavery would not require slave-holding nations to alter their current status.

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Explanation:
The Missouri Compromise proposed maintaining the balance by admitting Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.

Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights activist, advocated for and engaged in nonviolent protests similar to

Mahatma Gandhi

Toussaint Louverture

David Duke

Golda Meir

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Explanation:
King studied Gandhi's successful use of nonviolence in India.

The October 29, 1929 stock market disaster affected all of the following, WITH the exception of:

Businesses failed when banks called in loans they could not repay immediately.

Shareholders were forced to sell their stocks at huge losses.

Borrowers began defaulting on their loan payments to banks, triggering widespread bank failures.

More and more people began buying on credit because there was a shortage of cash.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
Credit purchases were much more challenging after the stock market disaster.

The purpose of The Federalist Papers was to convince individuals to support the ratification of the

Declaration of Independence

Treaty of Paris

Constitution

Bill of Rights

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Explanation:
The abolition of the Constitution was something that Madison, Hamilton, and Jay urged their audiences to support.

In the Marbury V. Madison case before the Supreme Court, which significant legal precedent was established?

Any country in Latin America that was being attacked or invaded by an outside force would be defended by the United States.

The Supreme Court would have the authority to determine if a law was legitimate and, if it wasn't, to overturn it.

An accused person would be presumed innocent until proved guilty.

Without Congress' approval, a president would not be able to declare war on a foreign country.

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
Although not explicitly stated in the Constitution, the judicial review principle has been in effect ever since Marbury v. Madison established the precedent in 1803.

Which modern states were part of the Northwest Territories?

Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio

Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, and North Dakota

Oregon and Washington

Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, and New Mexico

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
Northwest Territory was named because the Great Lakes region was located just northwest of the Ohio River.

Which American president gave the order to drop two atomic bombs on Japan in 1945?

Harry S. Truman

John F. Kennedy

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
In 1945, President Roosevelt passed away while still in office. His successor, Harry S. Truman, hoped to hasten the end of the Pacific War by bombing Japan.

FREE SAT US History Trivia Question and Answers

In accordance with the Missouri Compromise,

Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights activist, advocated for and engaged in nonviolent protests similar to

The October 29, 1929 stock market disaster affected all of the following, WITH the exception of:

The purpose of The Federalist Papers was to convince individuals to support the ratification of the

In the Marbury V. Madison case before the Supreme Court, which significant legal precedent was established?

Which modern states were part of the Northwest Territories?

Which American president gave the order to drop two atomic bombs on Japan in 1945?

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In accordance with the Missouri Compromise,

Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights activist, advocated for and engaged in nonviolent protests similar to

The October 29, 1929 stock market disaster affected all of the following, WITH the exception of:

The purpose of The Federalist Papers was to convince individuals to support the ratification of the

In the Marbury V. Madison case before the Supreme Court, which significant legal precedent was established?

Which modern states were part of the Northwest Territories?

Which American president gave the order to drop two atomic bombs on Japan in 1945?

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