Ball Knowledge
The historically correct way to eat chicken wings
What is Bone-in with Blue Cheese?
Direct result of the Indian Removal Act
What is the Trail of Tears?
President during the Civil War who made it his goal to preserve the union
Who is Lincoln?
The first, the OG
Who Is Washington?
The term used to explain America's divine right to expand west
What is Manifest Destiny?
The only president to be quoted in Spooner's classroom
Who is T.R.
This Real estate acquisition doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This election illustrated great division with in the United States or should we say, divided states
What is the election of 1860?
Lincolns Vice president who holds the distinction of being the first president to be impeached. He was one vote short of being removed from office.
Who is Johnson?
OG Supreme Court case that established Judicial Review
What is Marbury V. Maddison?
Spooner often says this when referencing individuals who acquire victories and the manner in which they do so.
What is Winners find ways?
What are 49ers?
This battle can be considered the turning point of the Civil War
What is Gettysburg?
Not to be confused with his progressive cousin, this President signed the New Deal
Who is FDR?
An ideological conflict between communism and capitalism
What is the Cold War?
a literal description about how currency builds wealth, also Spooner's quote in the yearbook
What is Change makes dollars?
This law allowed for people to settle the midwest for relatively little money, so long as they farmed the land for 5 years.
What is the Homestead Act?
This law created a proxy war in one of the states that it created
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Old Hickory, this president is a controversial figure to this day because of the ways in which he expanded the power of the presidency and defied the Supreme Court, though he would tell you it was all for the Common man
Who is Jackson?
This Treasury secretary proposed a financial plan that featured a bank, tariffs, and the assumption of state debts
Who is Hamilton?
Spooner and his better half have been together for this long
What is 7 years?
What is Gasden Purchase?
Abolitionist who wanted to end slavery by removing pro slavery folks from the population. One mans martyr, another man's lunatic
Who is John Brown?
Only president to speak English as a second language
Who is Van Buren?
The Largest amphibious invasion in the history of the world
What is D-Day?