Mickey
A missionary to Oregon
Marcus Whitman
a pioneer in Kentucky
Daniel Boone
The author of our national anthem
Francis Scott Key
Inventor of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
President of the Confederate State
Jefferson Davis
a part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into land, generally with a wide opening
Bay
Puritan preacher who started the Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards
Man who murdered President Lincoln
The Texan's leader in their fight for independence
Sam Houston
The first battle of the War for Independence happened at
Lexington and Concord
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
Channel
The place where the Texan patriots suffered a tragic defeat by the Mexicans was
The Alamo
George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 at
Valley Forge
The place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the end of the Civil War was
Appomattox Court House
The place where the British surrendered to the Americans at the end of the War for Independence
The English victory that marked sure defeat for France in the French and Indian War happened at
Quebec
Nickname given to Confederate soldiers?
you must answer both to get the points
Yankees
Johnny Rebs or Rebels
Why did many settlers move to California in 1849? What were they nicknamed?
You must get both to get the points
Gold was discovered. the 49ers
1. no state could leave the union
2. there would be no more slavery in the U.S.
President Lincoln's announcement that the slaves had been freed was
The Emancipation Proclamation
What was the first plan of government agreed upon by the United States?
Articles of Confederation
What document replaced the first plan of government
the Constitution
Name of the Union ironclad ship?
Name of the Confederate ironclad ship?
you must answer both to get the points.
Monitor
Merrimac
What was added to the United States so that a railroad could be built?
Gadsden Purchase
The battle of what was the turning point of the war
Gettysburg
1n 1803, what doubled the size of the United States
Louisiana Purchase
Secured the Northwest Territory for the U.S.
George Rodgers Clark
What is a governmet run by representatives of the people
a republic
Who was the general who led the Union during the Civil War?
Who was the general who led the Confederate during the Civil War?
you must answer both to get the points
General Ulysses S. Grant
General Robert E. Lee