Early American Events
The first ten amendments to the constitution are commonly referred to as this
What is the Bill of Rights?
This Declaration of Independence author is believed to have fathered 6 slave children
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Alfred Nobel invented this before funding the Peace prize
What is Dynamite?
He invented the light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison?
This Rough Rider became president through "Rugged Individualism"
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
This compromise denied slaves the right to vote but counted them partially for legislative representation.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
This orator and author advocated for emancipation after escaping slavery
Who is Fredrick Douglas?
A golden spike commemorated the completion of this
What is the transcontinental railroad?
He invented the steel plow
Who is John Deere?
NYC's political machine was intertwined with this political party
What is the Democratic Party?
Historians call this year-named war the "Second War of Independence" between US and British forces with native nations fighting on both sides
What is the War of 1812?
This president oversaw the removal of the 5 civilized tribes during the Trail of Tears
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This invention accidentally prolonged slavery for another 50 years
What is the cotton gin?
He invented the telephone
Who is Alexander Grahm Bell?
Teddy Roosevelt briefly created this third-party
What is the "Bull Moose" or "Progressive" party?
This was the limit of the Southern advance and the deadliest battle of the Civil War
What is Gettysburg?
He was president of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Assembly lines allowed this car model to be manufactured cheaply and efficiently
What is the Model T?
He invented the telegraph
Who is Samuel Morse?
Leader of Tammany Hall who stole $200M
Who is "Boss" Tweed"?
This Battle saw the first Colored Troops be deployed and largely massacred
What is the Battle of the Crater?
This Shawnee chief led rebellions across the Northwest Territory and would inspire William Sherman's naming.
Who is Tecumseh?
William Jenney created the first one of these in Chicago
What is the first skyscraper?
He brought the integrated factory system from Britain to Massachusetts
Who is Francis Cabot Lowell?
President during the Spanish-American War and was assassinated in 1901.
Who is William McKinley?