Nicknames
The First American built steam locomotive.
What is Tom Thumb?
These were required to be a pony express rider.
(at least 3 of the 5)
What is: (1) weigh 110 pounds or less, (2) be an excellent horseman, (3) be able to shoot from horseback, (4) be brave, (5) be willing to fight Indians as needed.
The most talented, persistent, and successful inventor of his time.
Who is Thomas Edison?
The first method used to quickly deliver the mail between the eastern terminal of St. Joe, Missouri and the western terminal of Sacramento, CA.
What is the pony express?
The fighting name for the first U.S. Calvary Regiment led by Teddy Roosevelt.
The only president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms.
(If Trump wins election, he will become the 2nd to serve 2 non-consecutive terms!)
Who was Grover Cleveland?
This invention put the Pony Express out of business.
What was the Transcontinental Telegraph?
Settlers who "cheated" on land runs by arriving earlier than anyone else. They snuck onto the land, hid, then jumped out at the right moment.
Who are the Sooners?
These were required by the Homestead Act to claim property as your own.
(Name at least 3 of the 4)
What is (1) pay a fee of $10, (2) live on the new land 5 years, (3) "improve" the land by building a house or a barn, and (4) File a claim with the land office.
He negotiated a trade agreement with Japan.
Who is Commodore Matthew Perry?
Paris's "Iron Lady," originally the grand entry to the 1889 Universal Exposition.
A group of outlaws who used their intricate knowledge of the outback to hide from police. Originally, these men were convicts who escaped from penal colonies. Their name and the name of their leader.
Who are the Bushrangers and Ned Kelly?
The first American after George Washington to become a 4 star general, this former military hero of the Civil War easily won election.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
The invention of telegraphs and the rapid travel of the Transcontinental and other railroads led to this.
What was four time zones in the United States?
Half-hidden secret drinking houses.
What are speakeasies?
All of these were results of Sakoku. (At least 2 of 3)
What is (1) Two centuries of Japanese isolation from all foreign influence, (2) Missionaries expelled, (3) Christianity banned?
A universalist Christian who believed in social gospel--to meet the needs of the poor over their conversion to Christianity. Won the Nobel Peace Prize for work in Chicago.
Who was Jane Addams?
German folktales written for children. The originals were often considered too frightening, too suggestive, or too violent for children.
What are the Grim Brother's Fairy Tales?
Built to commemorate America's 100th birthday the in 1876. Originally was supposed to be known as "The New Colossus."`
What is the Statue of Liberty?
He was the first presidential candidate to win the electoral vote but lose the popular vote. He proposed a compromise that allowed his to win the southern states and the election. For this, he earned a Nickname. His name and Nickname.
Who was Rutherford B. Hayes aka Rutherfraud?
Name at least 3 things the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty have in common.
What are (1) Built in France (2) have massive steel support structure (3) designed by Gustav Eiffel (4) became a symbol of the country (5) built to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the Revolution?
Prohibition agent unit that would not take bribes from Al Capone. (Elliot Ness was the head of the unit.)
Who were the Untouchables?
The drawbacks of the Russian Feudal system. (At least 2 of 3)
What is (1) The serfs were so poor that they were often unproductive, (2) The land was divided inefficiently, and (3) It created an underclass of people likely to revolt.
An artist who drew political cartoons. He created the image of Santa as a smiling, chubby, bearded man.
Who was Thomas Nast?
The (name of the) law that required voters to pay at the polling place in order to vote AND the purpose behind it.
What is the Poll tax and to prevent blacks from voting in Southern elections.
Two reasons Tsar Alexander II of Russia is often compared to Abraham Lincoln.
This president believed that the U.S. needed more regulation to control big business and foreign trade. His great grandfather signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Benjamin Harris?
Manufactured in Germany during the Franco-Prussian war, this gave Germany several advantages over the French. Name it and at leat on of the advantages it had.
What is the Krupp Cannon and (1) it loaded at the rear so it fired faster (2) made of steel so it was lighter and more accurate and had a longer range (3) shells exploded on impact so they did more damage than musket balls?
When railroad stations all over the nation adjusted their clocks to the standard time inside their time zone.
What was the "Day of 2 noons"?
Originally requirements to become a U.S. citizen per the Naturalization Act. (At least 4 of 5).
What is (1) be free, (2) be white, (3) be of good moral character (4) live in the United States at least 2 years, and (5) live in a single state for at least 1 year.
A conservative politition who believed in the divine right of kings to rule, the national superiority of the German race, and the particulary superiority of Prussia.
Who was Otto von Bismark?
A carved image of Christ or the Virgin Mary used the see who was a Christian and the name for these undercover Christians.
What is a fumie and who are the Kakare Kirishitans?
A revolutionary group of university students educated in Western schools. They wanted to put the Ottoman Empire back on the path to reform and wanted freedom and equality for all.
A former Civil War officer who served for only 2 months before he was shot in the back by a former campaign supporter. He died shortly after and was replaced by his Vice President. Name him and his VP who became the next president by default.
This invention took the place of the hand scythe and allowed wheat harvests to be done 4 to 8 times faster. The company that the inventor had eventually became an internationally known company. Name the machine, the man, and the company.
What is the horse-drawn reaper, Cyrus McCormick, and International Harvester?