religious persecution
monarchy rule
new opportunities
new freedoms
100
what is monopoly
compete control over a service or product
100
what was the northern capital
Washington D.C
100
who was assassinated that led to world war 1
Franz Ferdinand the archduke of of Austria-Hungary
100
What goes up and down, but still remains in the same place?
stairs
200
what countries were part of the triangle trade
America
England
Africa
200
what was the sphere of influence
Britain, France, Germany, and Russia carved China into distinct areas to keep from having to compete for Chinese trade.
200
what was the basic cause of the civil war
the disagreement over slavery
200
what ended the World War 1
the treaty of verailles
200
What can you never eat for breakfast?
dinner
300
what did Thomas pain write and what was it about
Common Sense it went against the monarchy it was for the U.S independece
300
what territories did Spain loose in the Spanish-American war
The pacific islands Guam,Cuba,Puerto Rico,
300
who was the southern war leader through most of the war
Robert E. Lee
300
what was the great migration
the movement of African Americans to the north to escape Jim Crow laws, racial violence and low paying jobs
300
Name the most recent year in which New Year’s came before Christmas. (This year. New Year’s always comes before Christmas of the same year.)
This year. New Year’s always comes before Christmas of the same year.
400
what was Shay's rebellion
the uprising that was caused because of taxes that were demanded locally and state wide
400
what right amendment gave women the right to vote
the 19th
400
where did general Lee surrender
Appomattox court house
400
what caused the U.S states to join the war
the sinking of Lusitania and the Zimmerman letter
400
Is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister?
No, but since he’s dead it would be kind of difficult.
500
A man dressed in all black is walking down a country lane. Suddenly, a large black car without any lights on comes round the corner and screeches to a halt. How did the car know he was there?
it was day time
500
A rooster laid an egg on top of the barn roof. Which way did it roll? (It didn’t roll – since when did roosters start laying eggs?)
it did not roll since when did roosters lay eggs
500
Larry’s father has five sons named Ten, Twenty, Thirty, Forty…Guess what would be the name of the fifth?
Larry! He would be the fifth son
500
There was an airplane crash, every single person on board died, but yet two people survived. How is this possible?
The two were married
500
What gets wetter & wetter the more it dries? (A towel)