What was the name of the Mexican dictator in the 1830s?
What is Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana (last name is fine)
100
With whom did the United States go to war with in 1812?
What is Great Britain
100
Which battle of the Civil War is considered the "turning point" and is the most well known?
What is Gettysburg
100
In which year was gold DISCOVERED in California?
What is 1848
100
Who won the Civil War - The Union or the Confederacy?
What is the Union
200
Which "conflict" started the Civil War?
What is Ft. Sumter
200
Where was the capital for the south located?
What is Richmond, VA
200
Who was the President for the Confederacy?
Who is Jefferson Davis
200
Which of the following was the name of an ironclad?
The Virginia or The Merrimack
What is The Virginia
200
How much did we pay for the Louisiana Territory?
What is $15 Million
300
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth
300
From which country did we purchase the Louisiana Territory?
What is France
300
What is the name of the best known general for the Confederacy, considered a "hero"
Who is Robert E. Lee
300
What vocabulary term refers to a group of people who have the same job that work together for better working conditions?
What is a trade union
300
Which city did Sherman and the Union soldiers burn before leaving?
What is Atlanta, GA
400
Which of the following was NOT a reason that Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Louisiana Territory?
a. Remove and displace Native American tribes
b. Find new plant life
c. Find new animal life
d. Find the Northwest Passage
What is A
400
Which General is known for being Grant's right hand man and a little on the crazy side?
Who is William Tecumsah Sherman (last name is fine)
400
Which General accepted the surrender of the Confederacy?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
400
Where did the Confederacy surrender (which town)?
What is Appomattox Court House
400
What was the group called that Lewis and Clark traveled with (50 men)
What is the Corps of Discovery
500
Which battle is considered the bloodiest "day" in Civil War history?
What is Antietam
500
During which years did the Civil War take place?
What is 1861-1865
500
Who was the famous inventor that created the Cotton Gin and also the idea of interchangeable parts?
Who is Eli Whitney
500
Which state was the first to secede?
What is South Carolina
500
In which battle, immediately following the Alamo, did the Texan army obliterate the Mexican army in less than 20 minutes, and got their dictator to sign away Texas' freedom?