People
Who was the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
Francis Scott Key
What year did the War of 1812 end?
1814
Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
Aaron Burr
What country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
France
What is a person who risks personal loss to create and market new ideas or products?
entrepreneur
Who developed the steel plow?
John Deere
When was the Louisiana Purchase signed?
1803
What vice president wrote a pamphlet on his views of the Tariff of 1828?
John C. Calhoun
What was the last great battle of the War of 1812?
New Orleans
What was the first state of the Northwest Territory to be admitted to the Union?
Ohio
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
When did Spain cede Florida to the United States?
1819
What president vetoes the Bank Charter Bill in 1832?
Andrew Jackson
During the War of 1812, what city did the British army burn?
Washington, D.C.
What was the first frontier state to be admitted to the Union?
Kentucky
What senator from Massachusetts was the greatest orator in Congress?
Daniel Webster
When was the Webster-Ashburton Treaty signed?
1842
Who proposed the Compromise Tariff of 1833 and was the leading War Hawk before the War of 1812?
Henry Clay
What trail did Western settlers use to travel through the Cumberland Gap?
Wilderness Road
What is the term for a state breaking away from the Union?
secession
Who explored the southern half of the Louisiana Territory?
When was the transatlantic cable laid?
1858
Who won the "favorite sons" election?
John Quincy Adams
What tribe was forcibly moved to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee
What statement required all public lands to be bought with gold and silver?
specie circular