Go West Young Man!
Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
The Civil War
Important Documents
National Representation
200
The name given to the trail stretching from Missouri to the west coast of the US, commonly associated with covered wagons and dysentery
What is the Oregon Trail?
200
The founder of a car manufacturing company, this man was also known for pioneering the 5 day work week and the assembly line
Who is Henry Ford?
200
After the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by this man in the Ford Theatre
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
200
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution, added shortly after its ratification to address the objections of the Anti-Federalists
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
The official residence and office of the president, this mansion has served as the residence of every president since the capital was moved from Philadelphia
What is the White House?
400
The name given to those settlers who snuck into the Unassigned Lands early, which would eventually be named Oklahoma
What are sooners?
400
The largest steam locomotive ever produced, "Big Boy", was operated by this railway company
400
This capital city in the south served as the capital of the Confederacy until 1865
What is Montgomery, Alabama?
400
With a treaty signed in 1778, our alliance with this European country was formed, an alliance that proved vital to winning the War of Independence
What is France?
400
This mountain in South Dakota was originally intended to house important historical documents and feature depictions of the presidents from the waist up
What is Mount Rushmore?
600
The name given to the child of Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark's guide across the Louisiana Territory
Who is Jean Baptiste?
600
This town in North Carolina was the site of the Wright brothers' first powered flight back in 1903
What is Kitty Hawk?
600
This man's two most famous achievements had a significant impact on the Civil War; the cotton gin reinvigorated slavery in the South, causing the conflict and interchangeable musket parts adopted by the North greatly contributed to them winning the war
Who is Eli Whitney?
600
An executive order, issued in 1863, changing the legal status of all enslaved African-Americans from enslaved to free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
600
The Star-Spangled Banner is a poem written by Francis Scott Key about the British bombardment of Fort McHenry during this war
What is the War of 1812?
800
The American expansionist philosophy during the 19th century that posited that westward expansion was obvious and inevitable
What is Manifest Destiny?
800
Though NASA Mission Control was located in Houston Texas, the launch site was located in this town on Florida's east coast
What is Cape Canaveral?
800
The first shots of the Civil War were fired on this Union garrison in South Carolina
What is Fort Sumter?
800
Serving as the framework for government in the fledgling United States, its limitations caused it to be superseded by the Constitution in 1789
What are The Articles of Confederation?
800
There is a myth that Benjamin Franklin preferred this be the national bird instead of the bald eagle
What is a turkey?
1000
The title of this category is phrase often credited to this author, founder of the Tribune
Who is Horace Greeley?
1000
Despite the name, the first Transcontinental railroad did not cross the continent, instead connecting San Francisco and this state in the middle of the US
What is Iowa?
1000
The site of General Lee's surrender to General Grant, ending the American Civil War
What is Appomattox Court House?
1000
The impetus that compelled the US into WWI, the Zimmerman telegram proposed a military alliance between Germany and this country
What is Mexico?
1000
The words "PASS AND STOW" cast onto the Liberty Bell are in reference to these two men