The military base that was attacked by the South, starting the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
100
The President that followed Abraham Lincoln.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
100
The construction of this enormous project ended in Promontory, Utah.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
100
Union Pacific and Central Pacific workers met in a miners' battle in this southwestern state.
What is Utah?
100
This testosterone-filled shark had its first recorded attack on human beings in Florida in 1895.
What is the Bull Shark?
200
The Political Party of Abraham Lincoln.
What is the Republican Party?
200
The terrorist group that grew out of Southern Whites' frustrations over the new rights of black Americans.
What is the "KKK?"
200
General Custer fatally charged into battle without taking proper precautions, making sure that this event would be remembered for centuries.
What is Little Bighorn / Battle at Little Bighorn?
200
This man assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
200
This American folk hero was a pioneer botanist that introduced apple trees to Pennsylvania and the American Midwest.
Who is John Chapman / "Jonny Appleseed"?
300
This southern general, who was shot by his own soldier, was known for his stunning defensive tactics.
Who is "Stonewall" Jackson?
300
This group was formed specifically to provide services to former slaves, but ended up helping out many people, including whites, throughout the South in the U.S.
What is the Freedman's Bureau?
300
This is the name of the large of expanse of rolling grasslands that stretches across the middle of the United States.
What is the Great Plains?
300
This group of nomadic Native Americans roamed the grassy plains of the United States and heavily depended upon the Buffalo. They engaged in raids and warfare for sport.
Who are the Apache?
300
This wintersport was brought to the American northwest by Norwegian immigrants. In its original, Old Norse translation, it means "hewn piece of wood."
What is Skiing?
400
This change to the constitution made all slaves in the United States free.
What is the 13th Amendment?
400
This form of reconstruction was focused on guaranteeing that Southern citizens were following the rules under construction.
What is Military Reconstruction?
400
This is the name of the company that was responsible for building a railroad that stretched from Nebraska to Utah.
What is Union Pacific?
400
This Railroad Tycoon with a University named after him ran Central Pacific as well as being the Governor of California for a year.
Who is "Leland Stanford."
400
These large-brimmed woman's hats were worn extensively through the 1800s and were made by running a piece of paper or wooden board through a patterning press.
What is a bonnet?
500
This Northern general not only helped secure a win for the war by attacking the western U.S., Virginia and finally Georgia, he went on to oversee the U.S. forces during the Indian Wars.
Who is William T. Sherman?
500
During the election in which this president won, southern violence saw a huge spike, leading to the deaths of more than 6,000 black Americans and Republicans in the South.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
500
This Act of Congress gave land to settlers in the west at a very cheap price in hopes of encouraging new settlements.
What is the Homestead Act?
500
This Act made it illegal to interfere with the voting rights, as well as many other operations of the government, of newly freed slaves.
What is the Enforcement Act?
500
This east-coast Urban Legend was supposed to be a baby from New Jersey that transformed into a bizarre, goat-headed dragon.