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Davy Crockett fought fiercely at this place.
What is the Alamo?
Samuel Morse is known for his invention of this.
What is Morse Code?
What is birds?
All riders for the Pony Express were given this important item.
Abraham Lincoln died in this way.
What is assassination by gunshot?
This man was also known as "Tippecanoe"
Who is William Henry Harrison?
This material was used to make covers for the wagons that traveled on the Oregon Trail.
What is cotton?
This discovery brought people to California in droves in the year 1848.
What is gold?
This man was president of the U.S. during the American Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Grover Cleveland was the only president to do this in the White House.
What is get married?
Levees on the Mississippi River help to control this.
What is flood waters?
A wagon could typically travel this far on the Oregon Trail in one day.
4, 15, 22, 30
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this famous book about the life of a slave.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Commander of Union forces during the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
Chicago's nickname.
What is the Windy City?
This is the title given to the person in charge of the crew on a steamboat.
Who is the captain?
This place was established with the money the U.S. received from the estate of James Smithson.
What is The Smithsonian Institution?
John Brown led a raid on the Army arsenal in this town.
What is Harper's Ferry, West Virginia?
Confederate General during the Civil War.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
From 1892 to 1924, nearly 12 million immigrants arriving at this port to be processed there under federal law.
What is Ellis Island?
A "stoker" was a person who did this job.
What is keep the fire going?
Charles Blondin performed a spectacular feat when he did this in 1859 and again in 1860.
What is crossing the Niagara Falls on a tightrope?
This geographical feature in Oregon was formed by a volcano.
What is Crater Lake?
Clara Barton helped establish this charity organization during the Civil War.
What is the Red Cross?
Wilbur and Orville Wright are the inventors of this.
What is the airplane?