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Which famous U.S. document begins with the words "When in the Course of human events”?
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Which amendment to the US Constitution that was ratified in 1865 abolished slavery and involuntary servitude?
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Which US President delivered the famous "Gettysburg Address" during the Civil War in 1863?
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What historic fort in South Carolina is known as the site of the first shots of the Civil War?
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Which important treaty, signed in 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War?
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On October 19, 1781, what decisive event effectively ended the American Revolutionary War?
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What U.S. territory was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867?
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Which rail line, completed in 1869, linked America’s east and west coasts?
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On May 20, 1927, which American pilot took off from New York on the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic?
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Which member of the Apollo 11 mission did not set foot on the Moon?
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How were Presidents Franklin D Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt related?
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