Native American Period
Early Native Americans came to the continent over a land bridge connecting Siberia with this present state.
What is Alaska?
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What is Camptown Races?
On June 15, 1775, Congress unanimously elected him commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. He would go on to be the first President of the United States
Who is George Washington?
Historians took the term, the Gilded Age, from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today(1873) from the this famous American author. He also wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Who is Mark Twain?
Someone from the Northern states + a handkerchief.
What is a Yankee Hanky?
What is corn?
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What is Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?
The Stamp Act 1765 was very unpopular among colonists. A majority considered it a violation of their rights to be taxed without their consent. Their slogan was "No taxation without" this.
What is representation?
One of the leading industrialists and philantropists of the late 19th century, Andrew Carengie made his fortune in the manufacture of this metal alloy of iron and carbon.
What is steel?
The U.S. Army General that led coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War.
Who is Stormin Norman?
The Pueblo people lived in the "Four Corners" area. Four states including New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and this state
What is Utah?
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What is Turkey in the Straw?
The "shot heard round the world" is a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the Battles of Lexington and this town.
What is Concord?
HBO's The Gilded Age follows the fictional Russell family on their quest for power in 1880s New York. It was created by Julian Fellowes who also ran this British drama series about the Crawley family in 1920s England.
What is Downtown Abbey?
A pioneer who can't make it to the Oregon territory.
What is an Oregon Trail fail?
European settlers brought many diseases with them that devastated Native populations. This diseases devastated many groups by some estimates up to 90%
What is smallpox?
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What is Maple Leaf Rag?
George Washington crossed this river in the early morning of December 26, 1776 to lead a surprise attack on the Hessian mercenaries.
What is the Delaware River?
Founded by by this man in 1870, and by 1900, Standard Oil controlled about 90% of the nation's oil production.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
President after Teddy Roosevelt and a flotation device
What is a Taft raft?
This became the largest city north of Mesoamerica (what is East St. Louis, Illinois) covering an area of 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi) and with a population estimated at between 10,000 and 15,000 people.
What is Cahokia?
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What is Battle Hymn of the Republic?
General Washington took this Frenchman to view his military camp; when Washington expressed embarrassment at its state and that of the troops, he responded, "I am here to learn, not to teach."
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began when this railroad company cut workers for the third time in one year.
What is the B&O Railroad?
An expression used to transform war protests into peaceful affirmative spectacles during the Vietnam war. Think hippies.
What is flower power?