Gilded Age
What was the name of the island that over twelve million immigrants passed through to get to America?
Ellis Island.
What day of the year 1865 did Robert E. Lee surrender?
April 9th.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney.
Who was President during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln.
How long is the wingspan of the big Condor that lives in South America?
11 feet.
What resource was scarce during the gilded age?
Gold.
Off with his head!!! Now what war are you thinking about?
The French Revolution.
What year was the Transcontinental Railroad finished?
1869.
What President was in office when the Transcontinental Railroad was completed?
Ulysses S. Grant.
Which people first used blue jeans?
Gold rush miners.
How old was Andrew Carnegie when his family came to the United States?
13 years old.
What was Napoleon Bonaparte’s biggest mistake?
“Never start a land war in Asia”.
Who invented the four-way telegraph?
Thomas Edison.
Who was the seventeenth President?
Andrew Johnson
How did Napoleon Bonaparte keep his soldiers morals high? (Name two things he would do).
He would reward soldiers who performed the duties well with medals, promotions and money.
How much money would Andrew Carnegie earn as a bobbin boy?
$1.20 per week.
When was the Crimean war fought?
1854 to 1856.
Quote the first telephone call.
“Mr. Watson—come here—I want to see you.”
When was Abraham Lincoln’s birthday? (name exact date).
February 14 1809.
How many fires were reported in 1868 in Chicago?
515.
What was the opposite of a man who merely inherited their wealth instead of earning it during the gilded age.
A self made man.
Name all the wars that the Americans were involved in during the nineteenth century.
French Revolution, Crimean War, Mexican War, Civil War, Plains Indians War, and the Spanish American war.
Who invented the vaccine for rabies?
Louis Pasteur.
What President served from 1852-1856?
Franklin Pierce.
How high is the tallest peak in the rocky mountains?
14,000 feet.