Who am I?
I am the most famous pioneer, and I cleared the Wilderness Road.
Daniel Boone
Steamboat
At this battle, General Santa Anna breached a mission, defeating Davy Crockett and other volunteer soldiers.
The Alamo
This is the first major man-made canal is the U.S.
Erie Canal
People who worked to outlaw slavery.
Abolitionists
I wrote a series of readers for children in the 1800s.
William McGuffey
The liquid-fueled rocket was invented by
Robert Goddard
Sam Houston defeated _________________ at the Battle of San Jacinto.
General Santa Anna
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant at this town
Appomattox Courthouse, VA
Towns abandoned after gold-mining slowed down
Ghost-towns
I worked as a botanist and found many uses for the peanut and sweet potato.
George Washington Carver
Samuel Morse invented the ___________, which used Morse code to quickly transmit messages.
Telegraph
This battle gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union.
Battle of Vicksburg
The Oregon Trail started here.
Independence, MO
The greatest contribution of America to the field of music.
Spirituals
I am remembered as the "Angel of the Battlefield," and I founded the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation during what war?
Civil War
At this town, the transcontinental railroad was complete, joining the Central and Union Pacific Railroads.
Promontory Point, UT
A decision that tries to satisfy both sides of an argument
Compromise
I was America's most famous evangelist in the 1900s
Dwight L. Moody
The assembly line method was developed by this man.
Henry Ford
What two ironclad ships went to battle during the Civil War?
The Merrimac and Monitor
Where did Commodore Matthew Perry open trade?
Japan
Taxes placed on foreign goods by the federal government.
Tariffs