Famous Presidents
"Fifty-four forty or fight" campaign slogan
Who is James K. Polk
established the first town school system in America
What is Old Deluder Satan Act
Colony that established the House of Burgesses
What is Jamestown
First permanent French settlement of the New World
What is Quebec
sold the Louisiana Territory
What is France
negotiated purchase that completely settled the southern border of the U.S.
Who is James Gadsden
first U.S. President
Who is George Washington
prepared England for limited government
What is Magna Carta
This battle was the turning point of the War for Independence
What is Battle of Saratoga
He first trained circuit riding preachers during the time of the Second Great Awakening
Who is Francis Asbury
type of interpretation of the Constitution Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans stood for
What is strict
Promoted the idea of public school
Who is Horace Mann
issued the Specie Circular
Who is Andrew Jackson
required all public lands be paid for in silver and gold
What is Specie Circular
War that resulted in establishing English tradition and liberty in North America
What is French and Indian War
Discovered a mountain pass through the Sierra Nevada
Who is Jedediah Smith
Purpose of the government as listed in the U.S. Constitution
What is protect
First president of the Republic of Texas
Who is Sam Houston
ended tribute to the Barbary pirates
Who is Thomas Jefferson
established townships for the Northwest Territory
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785
Wrote Poor Richard's Almanac
Who is Benjamin Franklin
First man to go to Oregon Country in response to the Indians' call for the gospel
Who is Jason Lee
signed the Oregon Treaty with the United States
What is England
invented the reaper
Who is Cyrus McCormick
warned European powers against interfering in the Western Hemisphere
Who is James Monroe
levied a tax on all legal documents
What is the Stamp Act
Colony that set a precedent for religious freedom
What is Rhode Island
European who discovered the Hawaiian Islands
Who is James Cook
experienced a potato famine
What is Ireland
From what city in Missouri did the wagon train leave when starting the Oregon Trail?
What is Independence
was VP then President after the death of William Henry Harrison
Who is John Tyler
The year the "Tariff of Abominations" passed that increased the North's profit at the expense of the South
What is 1828
First shots fired here to start the War for Independence
Where is Lexington
Narcissa Whitman went with this other woman as the first white women to cross the Rockies
Who is Eliza Spaulding
type of government established by the U.S. Constitution
What is a federal republic
Gold was discovered at his ranch in 1848
Who is John Sutter
wrote the first American dictionary
Who is Noah Webster
known as the Father of American missions
Who is Adoniram Judson
supported Christopher Columbus in his expedition to the New World
What is Spain
Developed the first successful steamboat
Who is Robert Fulton
This revived interest in trade with the East
What is the Crusades
threatened the freedoms of Texans
What is Mexico
Wrote "The Scarlet Letter"
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne
First amphibious landing of American forces conducted here
Where is Veracruz
established Christian principles in the factories he owned
Who is Francis Cabot Lowell
Battle that Texas won its independence from Santa Anna
Battle of San Jacinto
General who defeated Santa Anna's army at the Battle of Buena Vista
Who is Zachary Taylor