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Can you name the facts in this US history grab bag?

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Assassinated Presidents

States Admitted in 20th Century

Original Cabinet Positions (1789)

Presidents with no V.P.

Civil War Border States

5 Largest Cities in 1850

Original 13 States That Seceded

'R' Chief Justices (surname)

Presidents Also Twice Elected V.P.

Years Entered a World War

Presidents Born on July 4

19th Century Declared Wars

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US History Grab Bag Quiz

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Created Feb 14, 2011 in History
Featured Apr 19, 2011
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	bpsbgs:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 19:40 GMT		10 points
	NYC should be accepted for New York City... Especially if JFK works...

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	hscer:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 20:00 GMT		4 points
	Thanks for the publish! And don't forget to play the sequels if you want, everyone. Just add a 2 or 3 to the URL of this quiz. @TwinTown See my archived comment about the definition of 'border state' in the context of the Civil War.

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	Jamessir:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 20:25 GMT		17 points
	OMG i could not think of the 4th assassinated president; Lincoln! I should be shot!

	bsd987:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 20:34 GMT		7 points
	Category should be renamed "Presidents never to have VP" since both Madison and Jackson had no VP at some point in their Presidencies, making them the first two presidents without a VP.

	LiamAllen:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 20:35 GMT		9 points
	As an Englishman with a mediocre knowledge of US states and an inferior knowledge of presidents I consider 17/43 a decent score.

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	Disclaimer:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 21:10 GMT		16 points
	Although the quiz doesn't tell you this, I believe "border states" is kind of a term of art that means "Union states where slavery was legal". It's just not just those states that border the states that seceded. But it's not really reasonable for the quiz to expect you to know that.

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	meeks516:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 21:15 GMT		0 points
	I don't know anything about American history but I think it means which 4 of the original 13 states is the result of a split. Not sure, but in a secessionist war a part of the country tries to gain independence from the larger country, like in the Biafra- Nigeria case.

	diving:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 21:16 GMT		10 points
	bsd987 & EssessNine97 - the term 'Border States' is what is used to refer to Southern-leaning slave states that didn't leave the union, it's the term Civil War historians have applied to these states, not a strictly geographical term. http://www.civilwarinfoguide.com/images/american_civil_war_map.gif

	gopaladins:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 21:29 GMT		15 points
	@ 21guns, meeks516: original 13 states to secede is talking about those of the original 13 colonies that seceded from the union when the Civil War began.

	loopDloop:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 22:40 GMT		1 point
	Nice quiz, although my old history teacher would slap me for some of the answers I missed.

	CorneliusTree:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 22:41 GMT		1 point
	Maybe put "border states" in quotes to show that's it a special term?

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	Goofball:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 23:29 GMT		2 points
	On July 4th, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, former presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other.

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	myb555:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 23:40 GMT		12 points
	@jz No they were not! Their full lands were acquired with the Gadsden Purchase, but they did not become states until 1912!

	spacecadet712:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 23:46 GMT		-2 points
	OMG forgot to put in Kennedy FACE - PALM

	Scuba_Steve:	Apr 20th, 2011 at 00:06 GMT		7 points
	@jz103 - The question clearly isn't asking when the land that currently comprises New Mexico was incorporated into the United States. It's asking which states were admitted to the Union in the 20th Century. In this case - 1912.

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