WESTWARD EXPANSION
What purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Whose assassination started World War I?
Archduke Ferdinand
What were the difficult years between 1929 and 1939 called?
Great Depression
Who founded the Methodist Church?
John Wesley
What was the name of the mail route between Missouri and California?
Pony Express
In what town did General Lee surrender?
Appomattox
Who was President of the United States during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the nickname of the Scopes Trial?
What was the nickname of the Scopes Trial?
What did Noah Webster write that became the first of its kind in America?
Dictionary
In what year did the California Gold Rush begin?
1848
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What note asked Mexico to join Germany during WWI?
Zimmermann Note
What ship was sunk by German U-boats in 1915, killing more than 1,000 people?
Lusitania
Name one reason people historically came to the United States.
Freedom, land ownership, economic opportunity, escape oppression, education
Name one of the three main groups of people who moved west in the 1800s.
Farmers, miners, or railroad workers
What compromise kept balance between free and slave states?
Missouri Compromise
On what date did World War I officially end?
On what date did World War I officially end?
Who was the first black major league baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Name one advance that made modern automobiles possible.
Gasoline engines, assembly line production, lighter engines
What metal was used for the final spike of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Gold
What battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?
Battle of Vicksburg
Name one country that was part of the Allies during WWI.
England, Russia, or America
What Supreme Court case ended segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
What were the last two states added to the United States in 1959?
Alaska and Hawaii