United States History Question of the Day


The 1773 Boston Tea Party was an
 
immediate cause of the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
(Source: Wikimedia Commons--public domain)

Question 0912:

In which pair is the first event an immediate cause of the second?

A)    Assassination of James Garfield in 1881-the Pendleton Civil Service Act
B)    Election of John Adams in 1796-Twelfth Amendment's adoption
C)    Sinking of the Lusitana in 1915-U.S. entry into World War I
D)    Assassination of Alexander Hamilton in 1804- end of the Federalist Party
E)    Germany's invasion of Poland of 1939-U.S. entry into World War II    
       
(Question courtesy of John Braithwaite)

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