Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States
100
- a rancher
Ranchero - a rancher
100
who was a Virginia Indian notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia
Pocahontas
100
what is the broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, that lies west of the Missouri River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada
The great plains
100
what was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854
The Gadsden purchase
200
Who was the 11th President of the United States
James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States
200
- a tract of land given by the government, as for colleges or railroads
Land grant - a tract of land given by the government, as for colleges or railroads
200
who was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King, Jr.
200
1848 is a historical name in the United States for the region of the modern day southwestern United States Mexico
The Mexican cession
200
what fought over issues like Federalism, slavery, immigration rights, cotton industry, and above all money.
The Battle Of the Alamo
300
Who was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852.
Winfield Scott
300
- any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime
Vigilante
300
who was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition as an interpreter and guide during their exploration of the Western United States
Sacagawea
300
what was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico
The santa fe trial
300
what which brought an official end to the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) was signed on February 2, 1848
The treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo
400
Who was an American columnist and editor who used the term "manifest destiny" in 1845 to promote the annexation of Texas and the Oregon Country to the United States
John Louis O'Sullivan
400
- the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies
Siege
400
who was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.
John F. Kennedy
400
what the 2,200-mile east-west trail served as a critical transportation route for emigrants traveling from Missouri to Oregon and other points west during the mid-1800s
Oregon trail
400
who are a religious and cultural group which began with Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s
The Mormons
500
When he was twenty-four, Who published the Book of Mormon
The answer is Joseph Smith
500
- the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time
Polygamy - the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time
500
who was the 29th President of the United States
Warren G. Harding
500
what was a predominantly American term referring to a disputed ownership region of the Pacific Northwest of North America
The Oregon country
500
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