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invented the steamboat
Who is Robert Fulton
100
Washington DC
Where is the nation's capital?
100
Mississippi River
Which river flowed backwards after a national disaster?
100
France
What country sold the US the Louisiana territory?
100
They were looking for a waterway to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Lewis and Clark
200
Thomas Jefferson
Who was president when the Louisiana Purchase took place?
200
Erie
What canal runs from the Hudson River to the Erie Canal?
200
Rip Van Winkle
What book did Washington Irving write in 1819?
200
Battle of Tippecanoe
What battle decided the fate of the Indians and pushed them further west?
200
It came upstream on the Hudson River in 1807.
What is a steamship?
300
Dolly Madison
Who saved important documents when the capital was burned?
300
Fort McHenry
Where did Frances Scott Key see the flag waving in the early morning?
300
Railroads
What replaced the wagon trains headed west?
300
War of 1812
What war was the Star Spangled Banner written in?
300
It was first written as a poem.
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
400
Frances Scott Key
Who wrote the National Anthem?
400
an earthquake
What happened in New Madrid, Missouri?
400
Corp of Discovery
What was the journey of Lewis and Clark called?
400
Mr. Madison's War
What is a nickname of the War of 1812?
400
It was the first book written for reading pleasure.
What is Rip Van Winkle?
500
Tecomseh
This Native American started the 12-tribes confederation.
500
New Orleans
What city did Andrew Jackson defend with cotton bales?
500
locomotive
What was the steam engine adapted to after the steamboat?
500
along the Canadian Border
Where were most of the battles of the War of 1812 fought?
500
These were many wagons in a row heading west?
What is a wagon train?