Key Events in U.S. Elections

Key Events in U.S. Elections

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video provides an overview of the wildest facts from each US presidential election, starting from George Washington's unanimous win to the controversies of modern elections. It highlights key events such as the introduction of political parties, the impact of the 3/5 compromise, the Civil War, the New Deal, and the influence of media and technology in recent elections.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which president was the only one to win unanimously?

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

James Madison

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant factor in John Adams losing the 1800 election?

The Alien and Sedition Acts

The Embargo Act

The 3/5 Compromise

The Missouri Compromise

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which event was a major catalyst for the Civil War?

The election of 1860

The Compromise of 1850

The Dred Scott Decision

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was unique about the 1876 presidential election?

It was the first election with a female candidate

It was decided by the Supreme Court

It was the first election with a third-party candidate

It ended Reconstruction in the South

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which president was the first Democrat since Franklin Pierce to win a majority in both the popular vote and the Electoral College?

Woodrow Wilson

John F. Kennedy

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Harry Truman

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant factor in Reagan's massive victory in the 1980 election?

The Watergate Scandal

The Iran Hostage Crisis

The Vietnam War

The Cuban Missile Crisis

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which election was influenced by the infamous Willie Horton ad?

1984

1988

1996

1992

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