Geography
A strong tropical storm with wind speeds of at least 74mph. Helene was one.
What is a hurricane
This plant was known as maize in early America.
What is corn
America's first Secretary of Treasury, this man did not throw away his shot to establish the National Bank.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
This side in the Civil War was also known as the Confederacy.
Who is the South
This civil rights leader is known for his famous "I have a dream" speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr
A town or city where ships can unload in a harbor. Ex: Norfolk
What is a port
This cone-shaped Native American dwelling could be rolled up and transported, making it handy for nomadic societies.
What is a tepee
Massachusetts Patriots angry about tea taxes disguised themselves as Native Americans for this event - not a costume party!
What is the Boston Tea Party
President during the American Civil War, he is also on the penny.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This President resigned to avoid impeachment after the Watergate scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon
North Carolina has 7 of these - channels of water separating islands from the mainland
What are sounds
This colonial export, a native plant, was thought to be medicinal in the 1600s - though King James called it a "noxious weed." We now know that it can cause lung cancer.
What is tobacco
"Join or Die," widely known as the first political cartoon, was penned by which Patriot?
With a memorable rhyming name, this document declared slavery abolished in any states rebelling against the Union.
This term describes the era after the Civil War, when the South had to be put back together.
What is Reconstruction
This north/south river spans the whole US and divides the East Coast from the rest of the nation.
What is the Mississippi
"Carolana," now known as Carolina, was named after this British ruler.
Who is King Charles I
This document declared the United States free and independent from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence
They weren't there for a trial - Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at which Virginia town?
What is Appomattox Court House
While they were more likely to own a bank than break into one, these Gilded Age business owners gained a criminal nickname due to their shady practices.
Who were the Robber Barons
North Carolina's coast earned this creepy nickname due to the amount of shipwrecks caused by the Outer Banks.
What is the Graveyard of the Atlantic
This man claims to have been saved by a Native American "princess" - but his tales about himself were often wildly exaggerated. Either way, he made a really nice map of Virginia.
Who is Captain John Smith
The final siege of the American Revolution took place in this Virginia town.
What is Yorktown
Who is Ulysses S Grant
A giant version of this invention - a bastion of the Industrial Revolution - was the star of the show at the 1876 Centennial Exposition
What is a steam engine