Nicknames
The First American built steam locomotive.
What is Tom Thumb?
These were required to be a pony express rider.
(at least 3 of the 5)
What is: (1) weigh 110 pounds or less, (2) be an excellent horseman, (3) be able to shoot from horseback, (4) be brave, (5) be willing to fight Indians as needed.
The most talented, persistent, and successful inventor of his time.
Who is Thomas Edison?
The first method used to quickly deliver the mail between the eastern terminal of St. Joe, Missouri and the western terminal of Sacramento, CA.
What is the pony express?
The fighting name for the first U.S. Calvary Regiment led by Teddy Roosevelt.
Settlers who "cheated" on land runs by arriving earlier than anyone else. They snuck onto the land, hid, then jumped out at the right moment.
Who are the Sooners?
These were required by the Homestead Act to claim property as your own.
(Name at least 3 of the 4)
What is (1) pay a fee of $10, (2) live on the new land 5 years, (3) "improve" the land by building a house or a barn, and (4) File a claim with the land office.
He negotiated a trade agreement with Japan.
Who is Commodore Matthew Perry?
Paris's "Iron Lady," originally the grand entry to the 1889 Universal Exposition.
A group of outlaws who used their intricate knowledge of the outback to hide from police. Originally, these men were convicts who escaped from penal colonies. Their name and the name of their leader.
Who are the Bushrangers and Ned Kelly?
Half-hidden secret drinking houses.
What are speakeasies?
All of these were results of Sakoku. (At least 2 of 3)
What is (1) Two centuries of Japanese isolation from all foreign influence, (2) Missionaries expelled, (3) Christianity banned?
A universalist Christian who believed in social gospel--to meet the needs of the poor over their conversion to Christianity. Won the Nobel Peace Prize for work in Chicago.
Who was Jane Addams?
German folktales written for children. The originals were often considered too frightening, too suggestive, or too violent for children.
What are the Grim Brother's Fairy Tales?
Built to commemorate America's 100th birthday the in 1876. Originally was supposed to be known as "The New Colossus."`
What is the Statue of Liberty?
Prohibition agent unit that would not take bribes from Al Capone. (Elliot Ness was the head of the unit.)
Who were the Untouchables?
The drawbacks of the Russian Feudal system. (At least 2 of 3)
What is (1) The serfs were so poor that they were often unproductive, (2) The land was divided inefficiently, and (3) It created an underclass of people likely to revolt.
An artist who drew political cartoons. He created the image of Santa as a smiling, chubby, bearded man.
Who was Thomas Nast?
The (name of the) law that required voters to pay at the polling place in order to vote AND the purpose behind it.
What is the Poll tax and to prevent blacks from voting in Southern elections.
Two reasons Tsar Alexander II of Russia is often compared to Abraham Lincoln.
When railroad stations all over the nation adjusted their clocks to the standard time inside their time zone.
What was the "Day of 2 noons"?
Originally requirements to become a U.S. citizen per the Naturalization Act. (At least 4 of 5).
What is (1) be free, (2) be white, (3) be of good moral character (4) live in the United States at least 2 years, and (5) live in a single state for at least 1 year.
A conservative politition who believed in the divine right of kings to rule, the national superiority of the German race, and the particulary superiority of Prussia.
Who was Otto von Bismark?
A carved image of Christ or the Virgin Mary used the see who was a Christian and the name for these undercover Christians.
What is a fumie and who are the Kakare Kirishitans?
A revolutionary group of university students educated in Western schools. They wanted to put the Ottoman Empire back on the path to reform and wanted freedom and equality for all.