Who was that man who tried to raid Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
100
Who was the general for the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
100
What is the city in Philadelphia for the turning point of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
100
What did the 13th Amendment do for slaves?
It made slavery illegal
100
Many began working for the same people who were their slave owners. They gave up 50% of their profits to the owners of the land. What is this called?
Sharecropping
200
Who are the Black Cowboys of Texas?
Former slaves who became known as the Black Cowboys of Texas.
200
What did the Wright Brothers do?
They made the first airplanes
200
What happened to William McKinley?
He was assassinated
200
What happened during Westward Expansion?
Settlers took over the Native Americans' land.
200
What event happened when Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated?
World War 1
300
What did America get after World War 1?
Huge Profits
300
Many countries who were _________ borrowed money from the U.S., which made them a more powerful country. What happened to the many countries who didn't have enough money?
They became broke.
300
_________ made baseball famous.
Babe Ruth
300
Who was the most hated president in the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
300
What does the WPA stand for?
Works Progress Administration
400
Who was the man in the 1930s who created Big Band?
Duke Ellington
400
What were the VE and VJ Days?
Victory in Europe=VE VJ=Victory in Japan
400
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
First African American pilots
400
Who was the group in World War II to help maintain peace and prevent further World Wars?
United Nations
400
What did Joseph McCarthy do?
Led a witch hunt for Communists in the USA.
500
Which law outlawed discriminatory voting practices that prohibited poor and illiterate people from voting?
Voting Rights Act
500
What was the electronic device that brought the world into your living room or din?
Television
500
What did Amendment 7 do?
If sued, and amount is over $20.00, the case may be decided by a jury.
500
What was the city that made steel in Philadelphia?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
500
In the US we have a democratic _____________. What is the blank?