Pre-Civil War
This route, which started in Independence, Missouri, connected the central United States to the West Coast.
What is the Oregon Trail?
This former senator from Illinois went on to lead the Union through the Civil War as president.
A former US Civil War General and hero, this President's administration was littered with corruption.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This man invented the lightbulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
What was the main strategy/type of fighting that occurred during World War I?
What is trench warfare?
This party, formed in 1854, was originally formed as an anti-slavery party in the North. It chose John C. Frémont as its first candidate.
What is the Republican Party?
This Union General famously marched through Georgia and the Carolinas, destroying everything in his path.
Who is William Tecumseh Sherman?
While not convicted, Congress brought for these charges against President Johnson in 1868.
What is impeachment?
This president was responsible for creating national parks, the "Big Stick" Diplomacy, and being a trust-buster.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
What was the original name for World War I?
What is The Great War?
This compromise set boundaries on which territories would have slaves and which ones would be free.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This Act, passed in 1887, tried to encourage Native Americans to become farmers rather than wanderers.
What is the Dawes Act?
This president served for one term, preferred the Dollar Diplomacy, and was rumored to have been stuck in a bathtub.
Who is William Howard Taft?
These were three members of the Allied Powers. (There are more, but list three)
Who are Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, and the United States?
Supported by South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun, this idea favored withdrawing from the United States.
What is Secession?
This three-day battle was the bloodiest battle of the war.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This president took over for Lincoln after he was assassinated.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This president was only the second democrat to serve since 1860. He is known for his 14-Point Plan and support of democracy.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
These are the three main members of the Central Powers. (Need all three)
Who are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire?
What is the Spoils System?
This one day battle was the bloodiest day of the war.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
This amendment, passed immediately after the end of the Civil War, abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
This document has been the foreign policy of the United States since the early 1800s in the Western Hemisphere. It influenced the Roosevelt Corollary and Dollar Diplomacy.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This man assassinated Austria-Hungary's Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sparking World War I.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?