Bb5a31f81ClaimThe United States National Security Act of 1947 established the framework for modern American intelligence and defense agenciesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPresident Richard Nixon resigned from the United States presidency in 1974 prior to a Senate impeachment trialAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBill Clinton concluded his 1992 presidential candidacy announcement with the slogan Make America Great AgainAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 1974, Senator Howard Baker informed President Richard Nixon that Democrats held 62 Senate seats and at least five Republicans would vote for convictionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn September 1857, the SS Central America encountered a severe hurricane while traveling along the Atlantic coast toward New York CityAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimCaptain William Herndon ordered that only women and children be loaded into the lifeboats evacuating the SS Central AmericaAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimCaptain William Herndon perished with the SS Central America along with more than 400 passengers and crew membersAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimOn August 20, 1857, approximately 600 passengers boarded a steamship in the port of San Francisco destined for PanamaAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFacing the imminent sinking of the SS Central America, passengers cast thousands of dollars of gold coins and gold dust across the decks and into the seaAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe sinking of the SS Central America in September 1857 represented the deadliest commercial maritime disaster in United States history up to that pointAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFollowing the loss of the SS Central America's gold cargo, New York banks suspended specie payments in gold and silver coinsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe loss of approximately three tons of gold aboard the SS Central America triggered a severe run on New York City banks in autumn 1857AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimOn its final voyage in September 1857, the SS Central America departed Havana, Cuba, carrying approximately 500 passengers and 100 crew membersAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAs the SS Central America burned through coal ballast against high seas, the vessel rose higher in the water and lost paddle-wheel tractionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Panic of 1857 caused extensive American railroad insolvencies, falling grain prices, and a collapse in western land salesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimOn Saturday, September 12, 1857, the molasses-carrying brig Marine arrived to assist the distressed SS Central AmericaAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe financial panic following the sinking of the SS Central America was transmitted internationally via the electric telegraph networkAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 1857, passengers traveling from San Francisco to New York crossed the Isthmus of Panama overland by rail before boarding a second shipAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn the 1850s, the United States banking system operated without a central bank or federal regulatory agency setting interest ratesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn the 1850s, commercial banks issued paper banknotes backed by physical gold reserves stored in bank vaultsAgreeDisagree