Harriet Tubman Tales
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Presidents of the USA
100
The name my mother gave me was Araminta Ross, but history remembers me by this name.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
100
The Mayflower sailed for America on this year.
What is 1620?
100
My capital is Des Moines and John Wayne was born in this state.
What is Iowa?
100
A precious metal found at Sutter's Mill in 1848.
What is gold?
100
I was the second president. My son was the sixth president. I died on the same day as the third president - July 4, 1826. My son once had his clothes stolen while nude in the Potomac River.
Who are John Adams and John Quincy Adams?
200
Being born into slavery, this Bible story gave hope to Araminta.
What is Moses and the Exodus?
200
Thomas Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence in this year.
What is 1776?
200
I am known as the Lone Star State and my capital is Austin.
What is Texas?
200
These pants were created for the miners and are worn by many still today.
What are Levis jeans.
200
I was the twentieth President and could write Latin with one hand and Greek with another...at the same time! I was shot by someone who did not get a job in my administration.
Who is James A Garfield?
300
Araminta was hit in the head by an anvil at a young age. This caused a condition that afflicted her the rest of her life.
What are seizures/narcolepsy/visions?
300
A lot of tea was spilled in Boston in this year.
What is 1773?
300
My capital is Little Rock and I border Tennessee.
What is Arkansas?
300
Several presidents and presidential candidates were involved in the war with Mexico in 1846-1848. Name two.
Who were Zachary Taylor, U.S. Grant, Franklin Pierce?
300
I bought the Louisiana Purchase for 4 cents an acre.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
Harriet Tubman lead slaves to freedom through this "subterranean train track".
What is the Underground Railroad?
400
The Constitution was adopted in these years.
What is 1787-1788
400
My postal code is ME.
What is Maine?
400
The two types of whales that were hunted for whale oil, blubber, bone and baleen.
What the right whale and the sperm whale?
400
I was the fifth president and the only one to be wounded in the Revolutionary War. I was so popular that no one ran against me for re-election.
Who is James Monroe?
500
The record number of slaves Harriet Tubman leadd to freed in one night..
What is 1800?
500
Lewis and Clark went on their expedition during these years.
What is 1803-1806?
500
My capital is Springfield.
What is Illinois?
500
The song that the British first used to mock American patriots during the Revolution, that was later adopted by the patriots with pride, and was sung at Yorktown as the British surrendered.
What is Yankee Doodle?
500
I was the seventeenth president and was the only southern senator (from Tennessee), who did not resign his seat during the Civil War. My wife lost her home because of it. I also made my own suits!
Who is Andrew Johnson?