1823-1830
Trials and Hardships
People in History
Timeline Titles
I've Drawn a Blank
100
"We should consider any attempt on Europe's part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety."
What is the Monroe Doctrine.
100
Out of 18,000 people who began, over 4,000 died from the difficult journey west on the trail.
What is The Trail of Tears?
100
He was the 16th President.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
100
1869
What is Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?
100
The completion of the transcontinental railroad occurred at Promontory Point, Utah on _________________________
What is May 10, 1869?
200
Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy
What are the names of two Presidents who followed the Monroe Doctrine?
200
The entire group of defending Americans were killed after 13 days of hard fighting.
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
200
The Southern General who signed the surrender at the Appomattox Court House.
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
200
1863
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
200
___________________ led the victorious Union army.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
300
Spanned New York State from the Hudson River to the Lake Erie.
What is the Erie Canal?
300
Emigrants chose one of four trails and often endured biting cold, burning heat, hunger, accidents and disease.
What is the Westward Expansion?
300
President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
300
1846-1848
What is War with Mexico?
300
The loss of men at the Battle of Gettysburg was a greater blow to the Confederates because they stated with ______________________________
What is "fewer troops"?
400
It revolutionized the South.
What is the cotton gin?
400
General Winfield Scott fought for the U.S. even through his army was outnumbered sometimes by four to one.
What is War with Mexico?
400
He led a large part of the U.S. Army to the Rio Grande which angered the Mexicans.
Who is General Zachary Taylor?
400
c. 1780-1865
What is Slavery in the South?
400
The first shots of the War Between the States were fired in April, 1861, at _________________________
What is Fort Sumter, South Carolina?
500
Marked by the use of steam power which was often used in textile mills.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
500
There were more deaths from diseases or poor medical care than from combat during the war.
What is the War between the States?
500
His fur company established a trading post at the mouth of the Colombia River in Oregon.
Who is John Jacob Astor?
500
c. 1825
What is Traveling the Erie Canal?
500
In 1863, Lincoln signed the ______________________ which said the slaves were free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
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