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In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed in this major U.S. city.
What is Philidelphia?
This battle was the battle that generally sealed the deal on the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This is a word for a small American warship.
What is a frigate?
This large, broad-wheeled wagon covered in canvas was typically used to travel westward.
What is a Conestoga wagon?
This actor and future screenwriter played the titular character in Hamilton.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda.
This city in modern day Dominican Republic, is where a slave uprising took place, causing Napoleon to sell Louisiana to the U.S.
What is Santo Domingo?
This famous battle in the War of 1812 ended with the slaughter of the Creek people.
What is the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
This word, meaning to leave or withdraw, is what New Englanders threatened to do due to the War Hawks.
What is secede?
The Clermont, Invented by Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton was the first of this mode of transportation.
What is a steam boat?
Between the years 1800 and 1830, this state increased in population from 42,000 to 900,000.
What is Ohio?
During the Revolutionary War, the British called upon soldiers, which came from this country, called "Hessians".
What is Germany?
This battle was the last battle of the War of 1812, and was actually took place after the war had ended.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
This French phrase is a phrase meaning a policy that the government should interfere as little as possible in the nation’s economy.
What is lassiez-faire?
This warship was attacked by the British, raising tension between the U.S. and Britain.
What is the Chesapeake?
This sport was the most popular sport for male western settlers.
What is wrestling?
This territory, which is now a U.S. state, was opened to slavery due to the Missouri Compormise.
What is the Arkansas Territory?
This battle, which resulted in the death of chief Tecumseh, was one of the main factors in starting the War of 1812.
What is the Battle of Tippecanoe?
This word means money payed for protection.
What is tribute?
These roads, typically with a fee, were used to travel westward easily.
What are turnpikes?
The song "The Star-Spangled Banner" was originally a poem written by this soldier.
Who is Francis Scott-Key?
Alexander Hamilton was born in this small Caribbean island country.
What is Saint Kitts and Nevis?
This war between the U.S. and the Barbary states was cause to to the capture of the Philadelphia.
What is the War of Tripoli?
This word means a meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president or decide policy.
What is caucus?
This road was the first federally funded road in the U.S.
What is the National Highway?
This amendment to the Constitution allowed voters to vote for president and vice president separately.
What is the Twelfth Amendment?