Historical Figures
Who was the founder of the Standard Oil Company?
John D. Rockefeller
What Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
What were the writers called who exposed political, economic, and social corruption of industries during the Progressive Era called?
Muckrakers
What country was the Louisiana Territory purchased from?
France
What is the longest river in the United States?
The Missouri River
This historical figure was the first secretary of the treasury and was known for his financial plan to assume states’ debt and establish a national bank
Alexander Hamilton
What Supreme Court case established the separate but equal doctrine?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What was the period of reform from 1815-1860 called?
The Antebellum Era
What U.S. policy was added to the Monroe Doctrine in 1904, enabling the United States to intervene in additional foreign affairs?
The Roosevelt Corollary
What two U.S. States do not observe daylight savings time?
Arizona and Hawaii
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What Supreme Court case invalidated the Missouri Compromise?
Dred Scott v. Stanford
Name the two post-Civil War reconstruction plans.
Presidential and Congressional/Radical Reconstruction
This treaty brought an end to the Mexican American war, resulting in Mexico ceding fifty-five percent of its territory to the United States
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Where is the largest production of maple syrup in the United States?
Vermont
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O’Connor
What Supreme Court case ruled that prohibiting interracial marriage was unconstitutional?
Loving v. Virginia
What did the New Deal Program The Works Progress Administration do?
The WPA employed Americans on public works projects.
What was the Platt Amendment?
The Platt Amendment gave several conditions for the withdrawal of American troops from Cuba.
What U.S. State has the most telescopes in the world?
Arizona
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Sentiments?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What Supreme Court case ruled that federal laws are superior to state laws?
McCullough v. Maryland
Which American abolitionist published The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
When did the U.S. annex Texas?
December 29, 1845
Who was the first U.S. President to attend a baseball game?
Benjamin Harrison