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100

Who was the leader of independence movement in Latin America?

Simon Bolivar

100

Era Of Good Feelings?

From 1815 to 1825 the United States enjoyed the Era of Good Feelings, a time of peace, pride, and progress

100

Missouri Compromise?

Which settled the conflict that had arisen from Missouri's application for statehood
100

United States Independence?

July 4th, 1776

100

Who attacked Hiroshima with an atomic bombing? Why did they carry out that act?

United States of America. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the ships of America.

200

Which president promoted the acquisition of Florida, closer ties to Latin America, and presided during the Era of Good feelings?

James Monroe

200

On December 2, 1823 what document was issued by the president?

Monroe Doctrine

200

Sectionalism?

Disagreements between the different regions

200

What year was the first moon landing?

1969

200

Why did World War One start?

World War I started due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

300

Who was the American artist known for focusing on American landscape and people?

George Caleb Bingham

300

Which president was born in 1783, and was named after George Washington?

Washington Irving

300

Adams-Onis Treaty

Settled all border disputes between Spain and the United States

300

When was JFK's assassination?

November 22nd, 1963

300

Which pharaoh married bother brother?

Cleopatra VII

400

Who was a representative from Kentucky who promoted improvements in transportation and Missouri Compromise?

Henry Clay

400

Which two presidents ran against each other in the 1800 election?

John Adams and Thomas jefferson


400

Rush-Bagot Agreement?

An agreement that limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and British Canada

400

What important date took place November 1, 1955, to April 30, 1975 and was carried out by America.

The Vietnam War

400
Name at least one president that died on July 4th

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe

500

A new known writer born to a wealthy New Jersey family in 1789.

James Fenimore Cooper

500

The 1803 acquisition by the United States of approximately 828,000 square miles of land from France, which doubled the size of the U.S. for $15 million. What is this called?

The Louisiana Purchase.

500

Convention of 1818?

Set the border between the United States at 49°N latitude as far west as the Rocky Mountains

500

When was the Louisiana Purchase?

July 4th, 1803

500

Which president is often compared to Abraham Lincoln?

John F. Kennedy