FREE SAT US History Trivia Question and Answers

Question 1

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

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Toussaint Louverture

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David Duke

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Golda Meir

Question 2

In accordance with the Missouri Compromise,

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

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

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

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

Question 3

Which modern states were part of the Northwest Territories?

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Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio

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Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, and North Dakota

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Oregon and Washington

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Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, and New Mexico

Question 4

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

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Constitution

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Declaration of Independence

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Treaty of Paris

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Bill of Rights

Question 5

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

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

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

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An accused person would be presumed innocent until proved guilty.

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

Question 6

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

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Harry S. Truman

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John F. Kennedy

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 7

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

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

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

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Shareholders were forced to sell their stocks at huge losses.

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