American Land Acquisitions
This land was purchased from France to expand the U.S. west past the Mississippi.
What is the Louisiana Territory.
John Q. Adams had a father that was a President, who was the other President to follow in his fathers shoes?
Who is President George W. Bush.
Mining for these three items was very lucrative in the American Southwest.
What is gold, silver, and copper.
What state has no natural lakes?
What is Maryland.
What is anatidaephobia mean?
What is the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.
This land was ceded by Spain to avoid war.
What is Florida.
This President was a Hollywood movie star.
Who is President Ronald Reagan.
This markedly American title was taken from the Mexican vaquero.
What is a Cowboy.
What is the name of the official zombie apocalypse plan?
What is CONPLAN 8888-11
What is Turophobia?
What is the fear of cheese.
This country was an independent nation that was annexed by the United States.
What is Texas.
This President graduated High School at the age of 15.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson.
Name a fruit that was brought to the Southwest
What is grapes, dates, olives, apples, walnuts, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, and quinces.
The Greek national anthem, Hymn to Liberty, has ______ verses.
What is 158 versus.
What is alektorophobia.
What is the fear of chickens.
The lower half of this land acquisition was acquired through a diplomatic agreement.
What is Oregon Country.
This man is the current President of the United States.
Who is President Biden.
What kind of bricks were used for building homes in the American Southwest?
What are Adobe bricks.
What was the size of the biggest tapeworm found inside a human body.
What is the biggest tapeworm found inside a body was 35 meters long.
What is nephophobia.
What is a fear of clouds.
This land was bought from Mexico, in particular with railroads in mind.
What is the Gadsden Purchase.
This President is refereed to as the father of the Constitution, was only 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed less than 100 pounds.
Who is James Madison.
What law was taken from the American Southwest that led to greater rights for women and was covered in Ch. 17?
What is Community Property Law.
THE 50-STAR AMERICAN FLAG WAS DESIGNED BY AN OHIO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FOR A CLASS PROJECT. HIS TEACHER ORIGINALLY GAVE HIM A _____.
What is a B-.
What is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
What is the fear of long words.