Our country 'tis a stranger to thee (QUIZ)

Star-Telegram ^ | Nov. 11, 2002 | Liz Stevens

[tje]

9 out of 10 (Missed the first one. Guess I don't know the definition of marshall law.) Graduated in 1972. But then a good portion of my education was outside of the US.

[Aric2000]

10 for 10, but then again, I was privatly schooled and history is one of my favorite subjects.

History repeats itself and all that, that's why I study it, I don't wish to make the same mistakes.

[Dubya]

You did good, a lot better than me.

[Dubya]

LOL

[Dubya]

You are right on Lion.

[Kadric]

9/10

Spent time in Public School (Can't say I learned much there) and graduated in '79. I learned to read at 4 and read anything I could get my hands on.

[Little Bill]

I know how you feel, I asked my daughter when she was in the 5th grade what was the Capitol of the U.S., she said "Boston."

[Dubya]

9 out of 10 is very good.

I like to read too.

[Congressman Billybob]

These supposed "experts" blew one of their own questions. Question 3 has no correct answer. The Soviet Union was NOT a US "ally" when we "entered WW II." Apparently the writers failed to notice the Malenkov-Rippentroff (sp.) Non-Aggression Pact between Nazi Germany and Communist USSR.

The Soviet Union was on the sidelines in that war, until Hitler broke the Pact and attacked the USSR. Helloooo! Somebody wasn't doing their homework.

Congressman Billybob

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[Congressman Billybob]

It is impossible to get all ten answers correct, because one of the questions has no correct answer. See post 29.

Billybob

[ODDITHER]

I came across some important documents of my 4 Great Grandfather. I was absolutely amazed at some of the things that had been recorded in the family diary.

1. There were two types of abolishionists. There were those who would buy slaves in the south and bring them North and sell them to Northern "political" abolishionists. The political abolishionists would let them go. They had no way of making a living, no education, and many returned to their masters in the south to keep from starving.

2. The moral abolishionists were concerned with ensuring that the Freed slaves would be able to make it on their own. My Grandfather was one. He had a town in Arkansas called The Lord's Vineyard. (It is now a state park.) He was not only concerned that they could make it on their own, but he was concerned that his own children would be able to make it without "slaves". He proceeded to hold school and church around his dining room table, They all sat together and learned to read and write, they all worked together learning a skill.

When they could read and write and had a skil, he gave them a piece of land and a business. The diary talks about one of the sons being a little lazy, he became quite upset when two of the freed slaves, were given a business before him.

He would go south, purchase more slaves and bring them to live at the Lord's vineyard. He mortgaged his land in order to keep this going. When the war came, he lost his land rather than forclose on the freed slaves.

One really interesting thing in the diaries was the fact that his son who was a US Marshall, in the Indian Territory, arrested Indians for beating their slaves. In fact, one time the indians sent their slaves to try and kill him. There was almost another wwr after the civil war because the Indians would not give up their slaves. They had bought them when the govt. paid them for their land and moved them to the Indian territory. The govt. then paid them to give them up. Most Indians fought for the south in the Civil war.

[Oztrich Boy]

So? 10 out of 10 and I'm not even Murrican.

These are not exactly hard questions.

Only 7. During which period was the Civil War? I had to think about.
But when I say that correct answer: 1600-1650 wasn't there, I realized they wanted "The War between the States"

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

But when I say that correct answer: 1600-1650 wasn't there, I realized they wanted "The War between the States"

Well, Oliver will be pleased you thought of him!

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

BTW: You British or Commonwealth?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

It would be nice if some of you Freepers who know History (AMERICAN HISTORY) would teach us some of it.

Start a thread by asking a question. School will be in and you'll be amazed at what some Freepers would be willing to teach. Myself included.

After you sort through all the møøse and cheese replies, of course.

[Dubya]

Thank you Sam. I know I can count on you Freepers.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I know I can count on you Freepers.

Come hell or high water, my man. Hell or high water.

That's what makes this place numero uno. Good night.

[socal_parrot]

10 for 10. Not bad for a guy who gradjiated from California Publik Skool.

[chasio649]

very interesting...thanks for posting.

[Fledermaus]

Boy, now that's nitpicking! Okay, "Yea - I got 9 correct"! lol