Inventors & Inventions
Who invented the airplane?
Wilbur and Orville Wright.
Who invented and produced the Model T?
Henry Ford.
What did Russian America eventually become called?
Alaska
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter.
Who was the 16th President of the United States?
— Abraham Lincoln.
What is John Wilkes Booth remembered for?
— He shot President Lincoln.
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney.
What do you call the system of dots and dashes used to send messages over the telegraph?
Morse code.
In order to carry mail across the United States quickly, what began to operate in 1860 and continued for 19 months?
The Pony Express.
What system of escape routes and hiding places was developed in the mid-1800s to help slaves flee to freedom?
Underground Railroad.
What battle was the turning point of the Civil War? —
Battle of Gettysburg.
What was the name of the nation that the southern states that left the Union tried to form?
— The Confederate States.
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick.
Who developed the assembly line method of production?
Henry Ford.
In what state was one of the greatest land rushes?
Oklahoma
Who was one of the most famous leaders of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman.
What made the Battle of Vicksburg so important?
— The Union Army cut the South in two by gaining control of the Mississippi River.
What accomplishment is Clara Barton best remembered for? —
Founding the Red Cross.
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell.
Who organized America's oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller.
What do you call a person who comes into a country to live?
An immigrant.
Whose lab was known as God's little workshop?
— George Washington Carver.
What happened in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, on April 9, 1865?
— Lee surrendered to Grant.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
— Jefferson Davis.
What is D.L. Moody famous for?
— He was America's most famous evangelist in the 19th century.
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse.
Who brought the steel industry to America?
Andrew Carnegie.
What territory became our 50th state?
Hawaii
What is Booker T. Washington remembered for? —
He founded Tuskegee Institute.
What was the name of the Union's ironclad ship?
— The Monitor.
What was the name of President Lincoln's announcement that all slaves would be considered free in any state fighting against the Union? —
The Emancipation Proclamation.
Who was the leader of the Rough Riders?
— Theodore Roosevelt.
Who invented the steamboat?
Robert Fulton.
What do you call people who spent much time trying to outlaw slavery?
Abolitionists
What was the capital of the Confederate States?
— Richmond, Virginia.
What general became commander of all the Union armies in 1864?
— Ulysses S. Grant.
“Remember the Maine” became a slogan during what war?
— The Spanish-American War.
Who invented the gas mask?
Garrett Morgan.
Who invented the liquid-fueled rocket?
Robert Goddard.
What law gave 160 acres of land to families settling parts of the West?
The Homestead Act.
What do you call sections of land set aside by the government for Indian tribes?
Reservations
Which Union general had the March of the Sea and hastened to end the war?
— William T. Sherman.
What do you call a decision that tries to satisfy both sides of an argument?
— A compromise.