Kentucky History
This city was founded in 1798 and is home to the Corvette factory
Bowling Green
The right to bear arms
2nd
He delivered the Emancipation Proclamation, leading him to be nicknamed "The Great Emancipator"
Lincoln
founded Greenland
Erik the Red
This is the name for tax on foreign goods
Tariff
This native of Kentucky was secretary of of war until Pierce and the only president for the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Unreasonable search and seizure of property
4th
Led the nation during the Great Depression and World War II, implementing the New Deal to create jobs and aid economic recovery. He is also known for his "fireside chats" during WW2 - these help calm the fearful US.
FDR
Marco Polo
What is the name of a proposed law
bill
This explorer led settlers into Kentucky in 1775. He led the group through the Cumberland Gap and built the settlement Boonesborough
Daniel Boone
Cruel and unusual punishment
8th
This president is mostly remembered for his part in the infamous Watergate Scandal
Nixon
These explorers mapped out the west: down the Mississippi river, across the Continental Divide, and to the Pacific Ocean
Name both
Lewis and Clark
A bill passed by Congress goes to the president for his signature. If he refuses to sign it, he has performed what governmental function
(Pocket) veto)
Kentucky is made up of how many countys
120
Women's right to vote
19th
This president authorized the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the size of the US
Jefferson
found the Amazon River; realized the New World was NOT Asia. North and South America is named after him
Amerigo Vespucci
Each state, regardless of population, has 2 senators who serve for 6 year terms. How many senators total in the Senate
100
Kentucky's Cumberland Mountains are a part of which larger mountain chain?
Appalachian (mountains)
Voting age set to 18
26th
He appointed the first female Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O'Connor
Ronald Reagan
crossed Panama and found the Pacific Ocean
Vasco Balboa
This created a weak alliance among the original 13 Colonies. It is considered the first constitution of the US
Articles of Confederation