HISTORY
Where did the first and the last battle of the Revolution take place?
1520. What were the principal features of President Folk's administration?
1518.
Who commanded the "Green Mountain Boys," and in what battle? 52. When and by whom was the District of Columbia ceded to the United
States? 535.
What is the oldest permanently settled city of Iowa? 556. What was the first instance of negro slavery we have in the United
States? 2024. When was the beginning of the modern navy of the United States?
1313.
What caused the Seminole War in the United States? 1722. What was the Stamp Act and when was it repealed? 1808. When did St. Louis become a town? 1659. Who discovered the source of the Mississippi River? 1690. Who was appointed commander of Florida with orders to plant a
Spanish colony, and with what results? 1203. What was the early postal service of the United States? 1536. What is the extent of the Postofflce Department? 1537. What are the duties of the office of Attorney-General? 1985. Who was founder of Maryland? 1182. Which was the first state to ratify the Constitution? 517. What slave state did not secede during the Civil War? 517. In what state of the Union are the people nicknamed the Blue Hen's
Chickens, and why are they so called? 517. What state has a pillory and whipping-post? 517. What state's name signifies the Land of Flowers? 683. How and by whom was Florida discovered? 683. What is the great corn state of the Union? 935.
What Indian war cost the United States thirty million dollars? 379. What tribe of Indians owned slaves and fought with the south? 394. Who were the first people to visit Michigan? 1219. When was Lincoln's name presented for the vice-presidency by the
Illinois delegation at the national Republican convention? 1074. Who made the first settlement in Alabama? 36.
What was the most important act of Jefferson's administration? 952. What was the most terrible and destructive battle of the Civil War?
762.
When did Congress adopt the national bank system? 167. What states have passed laws prohibiting the sale of liquor? 1927. What was the first settlement after Jamestown? 38. When was the United States flag adopted? 679.
What was the earliest English settlement in the United States? 959. Where are the United States mints located? 1238. What city in the United States is third in importance as to exports?
1330.
Where is the United States Artillery School? 115. Where is the seat of our Naval Academy, and by whom founded? 74. What was the character of the first United States postage stamp?
1809. When and by whom was the first tariff act drawn up in the United
States? 1871. What was the first tariff measure enacted in the United States to
protect industries? 1871.
What state passed an act in 1833 declaring the United States tariff-law null? 1785 . What completed the ruin of the Federal party in the election of 1816?
845.
What was the largest amount 'ever owed by the United States government? 1305.
When did postal cards come into use? 1537. When did free mail delivery begin? 1537.
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