The first state to secede from the Union, in 1860, was

A. Georgia.
B. South Carolina.
C. Mississippi.
D. Alabama.
E. Virginia.


Answer: B

History

You might also like to view...

The evidence in the Watergate case, based on testimony and on the White House tapes, indicated that Nixon

a. was innocent of any wrongdoing b. was involved in the case, but was not proven guilty of any crime c. was guilty of some minor crimes, but not enough to justify his removal from office d. was guilty of a major crime: obstructing justice by covering up evidence of the crimes of others e. none of these choices.

History

The southern planter whose Hopewell Plantation in Alabama was envisioned as an experiment in reform was:

A) George Fitzhugh. B) John Hartwell Cocke. C) Hinton Rowan Helper. D) George Skipwith.

History

In 1991, the Maastricht Treaty was signed, which united what region?

a. Asia b. former Soviet bloc states c. Western Europe d. Communist nations e. United States and Europe

History

In 1991, one of the reasons President George H. W. Bush committed United States troops to the Persian Gulf War was to

(a) maintain the flow of trade through the Suez Canal (b) fulfill military obligations as a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (c) contain the spread of communism in the Middle East (d) assure the flow of Middle East oil to the United States and its allies

History