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Can you name the facts about American history from A-Z?

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Letter	Answer	Hint
A		Site where the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee occurred
B		Famous protest against King George's taxes
C		The government set up from 1861-1865 by eleven southern slave states
D		Pseudonym of W. Mark Felt, the Watergate scandal's whistleblower
E		Executive orders issued by Abraham Lincoln that declared free slaves living in states not under Union control
F		According to legend, Ponce de León discovered Florida while searching for this
G		Pacific island ceded to the US following the Spanish American War in 1898
H		One of two Japanese cities targeted by American bombs in August, 1945
I		A network of limited-access highways authorized by President Eisenhower in 1956
J		Laws enacted from 1876-1965, mandating racial segregation and a 'separate but equal' status for African-Americans
K		The 'Bluegrass State', became the fifteenth state in 1792
L		Inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919-1920
M		Policy stating that European countries cannot interfere with states in the Americas

Letter	Answer	Hint
N		Series of economic programs passed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
O		19th century migration route leading from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
P		Period from 1920-1933 during which alcohol sales were banned nationally
Q		The undeclared sea war fought between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800
R		Widespread fear of communism that began during World War I
S		The bombardment and surrender of this fort started the Civil War
T		Peace agreement that ended the Mexican-American war in 1848
U		National personification of the United States, originating in 1812
V		Cold War military conflict that occured in Southeast Asia from 1959 to 1975
W		1790s resistance movement against an excise tax on a certain alcoholic beverage
X		The first Catholic institution of higher learning in the Northwest Territory
Y		The location of the last major battle of the American Revolution
Z		First name of the 12th President of the United States, known as 'Old Rough and Ready'

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