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The Toledo War Trivia Quiz

This is a short quiz on an almost unknown civil war within America, fought between April 1835 and December 1836, that settled a conflict that had previously lasted for two decades.

A multiple-choice quiz by qmwne. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
qmwne

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
222,273

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1243

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which two states "fought" in this war? Hint

Washington and Florida

New York and Pennsylvania

Michigan and Ohio

South and North Carolina

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the main thing fought over in the war? Hint

Western Ohio

The Upper Peninsula

The Toledo Strip

Gold

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many people were killed in this war? Hint

326

107

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which state did a former President at that time, John Quincy Adams, support in this conflict? Hint

Michigan

Neither

Ohio

Both

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Question 5 of 10

5. How much higher was the military budget of Michigan than of Ohio for the war? Hint

$160,000

$15,000

It was lower

$1,000

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the governor of Ohio at the time? Hint

John Engler

George Bush

Robert Lucas

Patrick Henry

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Question 7 of 10

7. How old was the governor of Michigan? Hint

58 years

44 years

22 years

13 years

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which President intervened in the conflict on the side of Ohio? Hint

Andrew Johnson

Chester A. Arthur

Lyndon B. Johnson

Andrew Jackson

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Question 9 of 10

9. When Michigan achieved statehood in 1837 as the 26th state, who had control of the Toledo Strip? Hint

Michigan

Ohio

They split it 60%-40%

Neither

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Question 10 of 10

10. What land did Michigan gain from the war? Hint

Eastern Parts of Illinois

A large part of the Upper Peninsula

Leelenau Peninsula

Mackinac Island

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which two states "fought" in this war?

Answer: Michigan and Ohio

Michigan's statehood was delayed for a while because of the conflict.

2. What was the main thing fought over in the war?

Answer: The Toledo Strip

Both sides anticipated that the city of Toledo would turn into a major economic and cultural center. It never did.

3. How many people were killed in this war?

Answer: 0

A man from Ohio named Two Stickney wounded a Michigan sheriff during a fight in a tavern, and nine Buckeye surveyors were captured by Michiganders. The reason there were no fatalities was that for the most part the war was one of words, with a lot of bragging. The militias of each state couldn't find each other for a while, too.

4. Which state did a former President at that time, John Quincy Adams, support in this conflict?

Answer: Michigan

He supported Michigan and said "Never in the course of my live have I known a controversy of which all the right so clearly on one side and all the power so overwhelmingly on the other."

5. How much higher was the military budget of Michigan than of Ohio for the war?

Answer: $15,000

Michigan had a budget of $315,000 and Ohio had one of $300,000.

6. Who was the governor of Ohio at the time?

Answer: Robert Lucas

He stubbornly refused to negotiate with Michigan.

7. How old was the governor of Michigan?

Answer: 22 years

His name was Stevens T. Mason.

8. Which President intervened in the conflict on the side of Ohio?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson had achieved popularity at the victor of New Orleans in the War of 1812 but he is also notorious for having forced Native Americans out of their ancestral lands on the Trail of Tears, despite a Supreme Court ruling in favour of the Native Americans' rights to their original homelands.

9. When Michigan achieved statehood in 1837 as the 26th state, who had control of the Toledo Strip?

Answer: Ohio

Michigan conceded the strip on December 14, 1836, admitting that Ohio had won the war, but there was some compromise ...

10. What land did Michigan gain from the war?

Answer: A large part of the Upper Peninsula

It gained 9,000 square miles of land filled with rich supplies of iron, copper, and timber in abundance. The total amount of land it got was around twenty times more than the 468 square miles Ohio got. The land was previously part of Indiana.

Source: Author qmwne

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