Civil War
This man was the 16th President of the United States and the first Republican president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This territory was purchased by Thomas Jefferson, effectively doubling the size of the US at the time.
What is Louisiana?
The first President.
Who is George Washington?
This war created the United States.
What is the Revolutionary War?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This officer from Virginia ultimately became the most important general for the Confederacy.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Some of the first Americans to head west were these hunters and trappers, named for the land in which they lived and worked.
What are mountain men?
This President was the only one to serve more than two terms.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
What is the Civil War?
This inventor was known for his "electrifying" work.
Who is Thomas Edison?
Earning his fame as the Union's top general during the Civil War, this patriot would go on to become the 18th President of the United States.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The amount of land one could claim under the Homestead Act.
What is 160 acres?
The youngest President ever elected. Also the first Catholic president.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The US joined this war following a surprise attack by Japan.
What is World War II?
These brothers certainly weren't wrong about inventing the airplane.
Who are the Wright Brothers?
These are the names of the first iron clad warships.
What are Monitor and Merrimack/Virginia?
Who are the Exodusters?
This president was also a governor, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, soldier, rancher, hunter, conservationist, and awardee of the Medal of Honor.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
The Mexican-American War started with a dispute over the border between Mexico and this US state.
What is Texas?
She was a pioneer in the cause of women's suffrage and even voted (illegally) in New York. She would be pardoned by President Trump, over a century after her death.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Located in Pennsylvania, this is the site of the turning point battle of the American Civil War.
What is Gettysburg?
This religious group, who settled mostly around Utah, were among the many who sought a new life in the West.
Who are the Mormons?
This President led troops in the War of 1812, expanded democracy, and forced the removal of Native American tribes in the South.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This war is considered the longest war in US history.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?