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Lincoln gave his famous speech at this battleground
What is Gettysburg?
100
What school did mid-19th century landscape painters belong too
What is Hudson River School?
100
Robert Leroy Parker was the real name of this outlaw of the american old west.
Who is Butch Cassidy?
100
Beginning in the late 19th century, there was a great shift in population toward this area
What are cities?
100
Who gave our country the name, the United States of America?
Who is Thomas Paine?
200
This is known as "the lost colony."
What is Roanoke?
200
"The Birth of a Nation" is primarily about this group.
What is The KKK?
200
Pat Garret killed this man on July 14, 1881 unless you believe that he survived and actually died on December 27, 1950 under another name.
Who is Billy the Kid?
200
Political parties in major cities that came under the control of tightly organized groups of politicians were known as this
What are Political machines?
200
Who was the first president to travel out of the country while in office?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
300
The Civil War began after the South decided to attack this fort in South Carolina
What is Fort Sumter?
300
This was the first "talkie" movie.
What is The Jazz Singer?
300
He was the most famous of the James Younger Gang
Who is Jesse James?
300
The standard texts in elementary schools after 1865 were these
What are McGuffey’s readers?
300
Hell is in what state?
What is Michigan?
400
This Kansas city was attacked by proslavery forces in 1856
What is Lawrence?
400
Charlie Chaplin was a famous what.
What is an actor?
400
These are the spirits of departed miners that help miners find ore
What are Tommyknockers?
400
This newspaper was the first to exceed a million in circulation
What is Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World?
400
Where is it illegal for a portrait of a living person to appear in the United States?
What is a postage stamp?
500
President Carter arranged a peace settlement between Egypt and Israel here
What is Camp David, Maryland?
500
This realist painter, born in Nyack, is famous for painting Nighthawks
Who is Edward Hopper?
500
This Hessian headless horseman travels this town looking for his head.
Who is Sleepy Hollow?
500
Name three of the six groups considered to be "new" immigrants
What are Italians, Greeks, Croats, Slovaks, Poles, or Russians?
500
What triggered the legendary feud between the Hatfields and McCoys in 1873?
What is The alleged theft of a pig?