This mid-19th century ideal for women emphasized a clean, respectable house, moral values, and taking care of children.
What is the Cult of Domesticity?
100
Which war was the President referring to when he said, "But the right is more precious than the peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts"?
What is WWI?
100
This man had the most active first hundred days of any president.
Who is FDR?
100
Arguing that Americans were being crucified on a "Cross of Gold," this leader argued in favor of the implementation of the silver standard.
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
100
Thanks to this event, 1849 is the only year in history to have a sports team named after it.
What is the California Gold Rush?
200
The author of Standard Oil: A History, this woman was a quintessential muckraker of the early 20th century.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
200
In his pamphlet "Common Sense" this person was the first to suggest that the colonies should declare independence from Great Britain.
Who is Thomas Paine?
200
This was the name of Teddy Roosevelt's policy that the US could intervene anywhere in the Western hemisphere.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
200
This organization was implemented in 1933 to ensure an end to "runs on the bank" and save the banking industry.
What is the FDIC?
200
Name the speech: "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here..." WRONG.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
300
Frances Perkins, the first woman ever to hold a cabinet position, served in what role?
What is Secretary of Labor?
300
This famous battle was, unfortunately, fought after the treaty had been signed to end the War of 1812. Sadly, Andrew Jackson did not get the memo.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
300
When Thomas Jefferson was in office, the Supreme Court issued this decision that, contrary to Jefferson's opinions, vastly increased federal power.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
300
This political party, popular in the mid-19th century, believed in policies that supported industrialization in America but was cautious about western expansion.
What is the Whig Party?
300
Giles Corey was pressed to death in 1692 because he refused to enter a plea on this charge.
What is witchcraft?
400
This 19th century reformer argued that institutions should separate the mentally ill from criminals.
Who is Dorothea Dix?
400
These are the 3 territories gained by the United States in the Spanish-American war.
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
400
This was the first Democrat to get elected to 2 consecutive terms after the Civil War.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
400
In 1765, American colonists complained about this law, distinguishing between external taxes and internal taxes.
What is the Stamp Act?
400
Of which man did Frederick Douglass once say, "His zeal in the cause of my race was far greater than mine"?
Who is John Brown?
500
This woman, famous for her letters with her husband that began, "My Dear Friend," warned him that in creating a new government, he ought to "Remember the Ladies."
Who is Abigail Adams?
500
The Gadsden Purchase, the last major acquisition of land in the contiguous United States which allowed for the possibility of a southern route for the transcontinental railroad, contained land in what 2 modern-day states?
What is Arizona and New Mexico?
500
This President, known as "Old Hickory," engaged in several public and damaging fights, including one with John Calhoun, and one with Francis Biddle.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
500
This behavior caused the Panic of 1819, the first major panic in US history.
What is speculation in western lands?
500
These are the 4 presidents that have been assassinated.
Who are Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy?