Can You Answer These 8th Grade History Questions From 1908?

The following questions are some of those given to Minnesota 8th grade students on a 1908 exam. The exam was prepared by the State High School Board and is described as the "principal examination for admission to the state high schools of Minnesota." After taking the quiz, do you think you would have been admitted to high school in 1908?

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Name the author of Common Sense (a pamphlet).

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State what part of the New World was explored by Hennepin.

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What form of government was established in Virginia in 1607?

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Name the decisive battle of the Revolutionary War.

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In what capacity did Noah Webster achieve distinction?

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In what capacity did Cyrus McCormick achieve distinction?

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What political right was guaranteed citizens of the United States by the Fifteenth Amendment?

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Name the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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In what colony did Bacon's Rebellion occur?

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