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100
This Civil War general was elected in 1865.
Who is Grant.
100
This Great Plains tribe was the largest and most powerful tribal people on the northern plains in the middle to late 1800s.
Who are the Dakota or Sioux.
100
By 1860 this was the largest city in the Midwest.
What is Chicago.
100
Pike's Peak is located in this state.
What is Colorado.
100
He is sometimes credited with inventing the light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison.
200
He was the controversial winner of the 1876 presidential election.
Who was Rutherford B. Hayes.
200
This Apache chief was one of the last Native Americans to surrender to the American military.
Who is Geronimo.
200
This port city grew rapidly in the early 1850s because of the California Gold Rush.
What is San Francisco.
200
The cattle trails that ended in Dodge City and Abilene, Kansas originated in this state.
What is Texas.
200
He became fabulously wealthy by dominating the petroleum industry in the late 1800s.
Who is John D. Rockefeller.
300
This president was assassinated at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C.
Who is Lincoln.
300
This Native American people was forced to relocate from the Southeast to Oklahoma in the middle of winter in what has become known as:
What is "The Trail of Tears"
300
This central California city also grew rapidly during the Gold Rush and became the capitol of the state.
What is Sacramento.
300
The Black Hills are located in this state.
What is South Dakota.
300
He is know for developing the theory of evolution.
Who is Charles Darwin.
400
This president was elected to two non-consecutive terms.
Who is Grover Cleveland.
400
The Massacre at Wounded Knee took place in this state.
What is South Dakota.
400
This western Pennsylvania city grew rapidly as a center of steel production.
What is Pittsburgh.
400
The Erie Canal is located in this state.
What is New York.
400
This famous American author called the period of the late 1800s "The Gilded Age."
Who is Mark Twain.
500
This president, elected in 1880, was shot and killed in July 1881 by Charles J. Guiteau.
Who is James A. Garfield.
500
This Nez Perce chief famously stated, "I will fight no more forever."
Who is Chief Joseph.
500
Boss Tweed controlled the political machine that ran the government of this city for a time in the late 1800s.
What is New York City.
500
This city is sometimes referred to as the "City of Brotherly Love."
What is Philadelphia.
500
This Native American participated in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Who is Sitting Bull.
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