US HISTORY 1
I am the trailblazing pioneer who founded Kentucky
I am Daniel Boone
In 1803, what doubled the size of the U.S
the Louisiana Purchase
I was the inventor of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at
Fort Sumter
What is a government run by representatives of the people
republic
I was the author of our national anthem
I am Francis Scott Key
The first battle of the War for Independence happened here
Lexington and Concord
The nickname given to Confederate soldiers
Who are the colonists supported the War for Independence?
patriots
Who won the War of 1812
Neither side
I was the general who led the Confederate army during the Civil War.
I am Robert E. Lee
The place where the British surrendered to the Americans at the end of the War for Independence
Yorktown
What was the name of the Union ironclad ship
Monitor
Who rode at night to warn of a British attach
Paul Revere
What was the first settlement in New France
Quebec
I was the Puritan preacher who started the Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards
The President who believed the Union must be preserved
President Abraham Lincoln
What was the first plan of government agreed upon by the United States
Articles of Confederation
What document replaced the firs plan of government?
Consitution
Emancipation Proclamation
I commanded the Continental army during the War for Independence.
I am George Washington
The place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the end of the Civil War
Appomattox Court House
The place where the Texan patriots suffered a tragic defeat by the Mexicans
the Alamo
What was added to the United States so that a railroad could be built.
Gadsden Purchase