U.S. Presidents
I was the president who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
Many slaves escaped by using this "transportation".
What is the Underground Railroad?
This is the place that most immigrants came through before being allowed to come into America.
What is Ellis Island?
This city had a wall around it to keep its people from escaping to the west.
What is East Berlin (or Berlin)
In 1849, many people headed to this state in hopes of striking gold.
What is California?
I was the president who didn't care about the Cherokee nation.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This speech began, "Four score and seven years ago..."
What is the Gettysberg Address?
What is a meat factory?
Both major powers were in the Space Race so they could do this.
What is put nuclear weapons in space?
Americans died at this historic place in Texas when they fought General Santa Ana, leader of the Mexican Army.
What is the Alamo?
I was president during the Great Depression.
Who was Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)?
This side in the Civil War had better military commanders, while the other side had more factories.
What is the Confederacy (or the south).
This act granted 160 acres to any adult male citizen.
What is the Homestead Act?
When Kennedy spoke in Berlin, some people say he called himself this sweet treat.
What is a jelly donut?
The Constitutional Convention was held in this state.
What is Pennsylvania?
Because of my presidency, the Civil Rights Act was passed.
Who was John F. Kennedy (JFK)?
What is reconstruction?
This Robber Barron made his fortune through shipping and railroads.
Who was Cornelius Vanderbuilt?
Many people were afraid that WWIII would start during this 13 day event.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The aquistion of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States is an example of this type of practice when a country extends its power and dominion.
What is Imperialism?
I am the president who also wrote some of the Federalist Papers.
Who was James Madison?
The abolitionist, John Brown's raid in this place failed and resulted in him being hanged.
What is Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
Uptain Sinclair exposed unfair labor practices and Ida Mills exposed Rockefeller's ruthless buisness tactics, so they were both known as this.
What is a muckrucker?
Truman believed in this type of policy to keep communism from spreading.
What is containment?
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous, "I Have a Dream Speech" after the March on Washington at this historic monument.
What is Lincoln Memorial?