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lilhokie525 OP
Oct 08, 2024 at 06:46 AM ET
today's trivia
Under which President's administration did the most states join the union?

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TomTurkey TomTurkey
James Madison
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lilhokie525 OP
time for a hint
There is a bridge in Virginia named for his great grandfather.
RhinoVT RhinoVT
Look down
** Edited by RhinoVT at 10/8/2024, 10:14:42 AM
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jdkhokie
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HokieJamie
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MAHokie69 MAHokie69
I'm going to guess Harrison
There were a bunch of western states that came on in a hurry in the late 1800s
TomTurkey TomTurkey
Benjamin
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lilhokie525 OP
ding, ding, ding, correct!
Six states, all in the northwest, joined the union under Benjamin Harrison. They were North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington. Of those, Washington now has a reasonable population, but the other five only have seven Congressional districts between them.
Late 80s Hokie Late 80s Hokie
Weren't there 2 Harrison's?
** Edited by Late 80s Hokie at 10/8/2024, 9:19:25 AM
JoesterVT JoesterVT
3, right?
RhinoVT RhinoVT
Yes, but one only lasted for just over a month.
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EDGEMAN
Hope that wasn't the one MA was submitting...lol
Late 80s Hokie Late 80s Hokie
I looked it up and would REALLY like to give a funny hint.
Or at least, potentially funny. Or funny in my own head at the least.
tongahokie tongahokie
The Van Buren Boys
vatechcowpatty vatechcowpatty
George Washington.
Chris Coleman Chris Coleman
Monroe.
RhinoVT RhinoVT
Teddy R.
Brown Water Brown Water
Tyler
** Edited by Brown Water at 10/8/2024, 8:39:34 AM
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vawter85
James Monroe - early 1800s
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BobG
Grant.
hoosnowahokie hoosnowahokie
FDR
Ugh, I knew the answer...kinda (figured it was when Western territories became states) just didn't know when exactly it was. ** Edited by hoosnowahokie at 10/8/2024, 8:55:04 AM
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HokieJamie
Washington. Trick question
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Chesapeake_Hokie
Buchanan ? President before Lincoln
UTPr0sim UTPr0sim
Andrew Jackson?
IB4TECH IB4TECH
I'm thinking late 1800's for what that is worth.
Tombo Tombo
Wow, I looked this up after guessing and would never have gotten this.
Good pull on the question.
santafe santafe
George Washington
Tombo Tombo
Jefferson
Stork Stork
Adams
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KCHokie2
Polk. Later famous for the high school bearing his name.
** Edited by KCHokie2 at 10/8/2024, 6:58:17 AM
JoesterVT JoesterVT
If REjoining counts, I'm gonna go with Lincoln
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lilhokie525 OP
Rejoining does not count. We will go with the original joining.
Late 80s Hokie Late 80s Hokie
Wasn't he dead before the end of the war? And I wonder how the history
books judge "Did those states ever leave?" If the interpretation is "They wanted to, but weren't legally allowed to, so therefore they never actually left" then rejoin won't count.
hoosnowahokie hoosnowahokie
April 9th was Lee's surrender. Lincoln was shot on the 14th
died the morning of the 15th.
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HokieJamie
The Confederate states had to go through a re admission process post war
So lincoln was dead before that
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EDGEMAN
Would those be Grant's readmitted states?
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HokieJamie
Some were johnson I believe
JoesterVT JoesterVT
I think all of those are good points....lol
Late 80s Hokie Late 80s Hokie
I DID look up the dates. Lincoln was shot about a week after the war
officially ended. ** Edited by Late 80s Hokie at 10/8/2024, 7:19:16 AM