History Quiz #48
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Q1. How did Puerto Rico become a US possession?
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Q2. What city was founded on the island of Manhattan by Peter Minuit in 1626?
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Q3. Where was a battle fought between General Robert E Lee and General Meade from 1 to 3 July 1863, which is generally accepted as the turning point of the American Civil War?
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Q4. What name was given by Barbarossa to his empire in 1156 that was applied to various territories until it was dissolved in 1806 by the resignation of Francis II of Austria?
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Q5. In which century was the Suez Canal opened?
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Q6. In what year was the German Empire, including all the German states except Austria, with the King of Prussia as emperor, founded?
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Q7. 19th century French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, having supervised the construction of the Suez canal, was later famously tried and convicted for what?
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