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This President issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This area is not considered a state, but it is the area where our nation's capitol city is located.
What is the District of Columbia?
The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was the spark that set off this war.
What is WWI?
This invention helped farmers on the Great Plains keep cattle out of their crops.
What is Barbed Wire?
This invention was perfected by two brothers and was first successful at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
What is the Airplane?
This president said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
This state is a non contiguous state and has the largest landmass in the US.
What is Alaska?
This was the first battle of the Civil War even though there were no casualties.
What is Fort Sumter?
.This technology helped send communications across the country in minutes.
What is the telegraph?
This method of escape for slaves helped them get to the North and freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad?
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus and sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This country, 90 miles south of Florida, was the place that the Spanish American War began.
What is Cuba?
This was the largest sea invasion in history that took place in Normandy, France.
What is D-Day?
This Civil War type of ship resisted fire and was used in the Battle of Hampton Roads
What is an Ironclad?
This method of production helped Henry Ford make his automobiles faster and cheaper.
What is the Assembly Line?
This general commanded the US forces in the Pacific during WWII.
Who is General MacArthur>
This newly created "Bloody" state was the location of fighting between those that wanted it to be a slave state and those that wanted it free.
What is Kansas?
In order to quickly end the war against Japan, the Atom Bomb was first dropped on this city.
What is Hiroshima?
This type of bullet was a game-changer in the Civil War because of its increased range and destructiveness.
What is the Minie Bullet (Ball)
This method of transporting mail lasted only about a year until it was replaced by the telegraph
What is the Pony Express?
This slave claimed he should be free because he had lived with his master in a free state. His case went all the way to the Supreme Court.
Who is Dred Scott?
This state in the US is only bordered by one other state.
What is Maine?
This WWII island battle destroyed most of the Japanese fleet and was the turning point in the war in the Pacific.
What is the Battle of Midway?
These invention helped make skyscrapers possible.
What is steel or elevators ?
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad saved east coast travelers heading to California a lengthy trip by ship around what continent?
What is South America?