Who was the enemy of the French in the French & Indian War?
What is England.
100
Eli Whitney invented this machine that made cotton more profitable.
What is the cotton gin
100
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this South Carolina fort.
What is Fort Sumter.
100
This is the one-word name of the period from 1865 until the withdrawal of Union troops from the South in 1877.
What is 'Reconstruction'.
100
Francis Scott Key wrote the national anthem at this War of 1812 battle.
What is the Battle of Ft. McHenry.
200
Who was the Spanish explorer who searched for gold in present day Alabama & Mississippi?
Who is DeSoto.
200
President Jefferson bought this territory from the French, doubling the size of the U. S.
What is Louisiana (Purchase)
200
After a series of commanding generals of the U. S. Army were fired, Lincoln selected this man, to whom Robert E. Lee would eventually surrender.
Who is U. S. Grant.
200
What was the name for an illegal bar that served alcohol during Prohibition?
What is 'speakeasy' or 'blind pig'.
200
In 1862, what Alabama county declared itself neutral in the war and seceded from the state?
What is Winston County.
300
The freedom of speech is found in this amendment.
What is the First Amendment.
300
President Jefferson assigned these two men to lead an expedition into his newly acquired territory.
Who are Lewis & Clark.
300
This major battle, which the Confederate Army lost after the disastrous "Picket's Charge", is considered the 'turning point' of the war.
What is Gettysburg.
300
This African-American writer was a co-founder of the NAACP and presented a vision that rivaled that of Dr. Booker T. Washington.
Who is W. E. B. DuBois.
300
The Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad connected at what city?
What is Promontory Point, Utah.
400
If Congress disagrees with a decision of the Supreme Court, what can they do?
Congress can propose a new amendment to the Constitution.
400
This president defied the U. S. Supreme Court and sent the Cherokee on the "Trail of Tears".
Who is Andrew Jackson.
400
These first two ironclads battled to a draw.
What are the Monitor and Merrimack (U. S. S. Virginia).
Daily Double
400
In 1837, this reformer was appointed the head of the first state board of education in MA. He became known nation-wide as an initiator of school reforms.
Who is Horace Mann. Daily Double.
400
This president was assassinated in 1963.
Who is John F. Kennedy.
500
This battle was the turning point in the American Revolution.
What is Saratoga.
Daily double.
500
Eleven Southern states seceded from the union when this first republican president was elected.
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
500
The war ended shortly after Lee's surrender to Grant at this place.
What is Appomattox Courthouse.
500
This female leader of the abolitionist movement was born into slavery and never learned to read and write, but she was a charismatic speaker.
Who is Sojourner Truth.
500
Name a weapon that was new in World War I.
What is any one of the following:
1) Tanks 2) Submarines 3) Airplane 4) poison gas