Inventors
Electric light bulb
Thomas Edison
The leader of the Rough Riders was Theodore Roosevelt.
True
The system of escape routes and hiding places that developed in the mid-1800s to help slaves flee to freedom was called the
Underground Railroad
One of the most famous leaders of the Underground Railroad was
Harriet Tubman
The 16th United States President was
Abraham Lincoln
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
The territory that became our 50th state was Oregon.
False- Hawaii
People who spent much time trying to outlaw slavery were called
Abolitionists
The first battle of the Civil War began at in 1861.
Ft. Sumter
The turning point of the Civil War was the Battle of
Gettysburg
Steamboat
Robert Fulton
The steel industry was brought to America by Samuel Morse.
False- Andrew Carnegie
A decision that tries to satisfy both sides of an argument is called a
Compromise
The capital of the Confederate states was
Richmond, Virginia
The Union's ironclad ship was the
Monitor
Gas Mask
Garrett A. Morgan
A person who comes into a new country to live is an abolitionist.
False- Immigrant
The southern states that left the Union formed their own nation, the of America.
Confederate States
For what accomplishment is Clara Barton best remembered?
She founded the American Red Cross
What happened in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, on April 9, 1865?
Lee surrendered to Grant
Mechanical Reaper
Cyrus McCormick
Sections of land set aside by the government for Indian tribes are called provinces.
False- Reservations
Whose lab was known as "God's Little Workshop"?
George Washington Carver's
For what is D.L. Moody famous?
He was America's most famous evangelist during the 19th century.
Why was the battle of Vicksburg important?
The Union Army cut the South in two by gaining control of the Mississippi River.