the rightful inhabitants
this state is named after an ojibwe word meaning big river
what is mississippi
this founding father served as the ambassador to france during and after the revolutionary war
who is thomas jefferson
this president is the only one to serve more than 2 terms because we didn't want to have an election during wwii
who is fdr
loves nature walks, hates candids, based in the pacific northwest, lowkey a furry
who is bigfoot
one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind!
who is neil armstrong
(on july 20th)
at only 17 years old and with her baby "pomp" she guided lewis and clark to the pacific ocean
who is sacagawea
(she interpreted shoshone and hidatsa as well as helped find edible plants to supplement their rations; her and her baby's presence in a large group of males helped to reassure the indigenous groups they encountered that they were not a war party)
this was the first state of the union
what is delaware
this 1941 attack on "american" soil sparked us entry into wwii
what is pearl harbor
(i don't recognize the illegal overthrow of hawai'i's queen in order to make banana imports cheaper)
hobbies include stomping the great lakes into existence and carving the grand canyon because i'm too lazy to pick up my giant axe
who is paul bunyan
ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country
who is jfk
this tribe of indigenous people were the first encountered by the pilgrims and now live mostly in southeast massachusetts and the islands
who are the wampanoag
this vice president is the only person to have actively killed someone while in office
who is.....................aaron burr
never forget this monument to texas' (failed) last stand against the mexican army in the mexican-american war
what is the alamo
favorite holiday: halloween; favorite broadway song: "don't lose ur head" from six the musical
who is the headless horseman
hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that
who is mlk
this is the name the iroquois people use for themselves rather than the fr*nch imposition
who are the haudenosaunee
this guy wrote the bill of rights when the anti-feds argued that the constitution wasn't strong enough to protect state and individual liberties
who is james madison
this president is often considered the worst in us history due to his catastrophic handling of post-war reconstruction
who is andrew johnson my absolute detested
lover of walking and of cider; major green thumb
who is johnny appleseed
give me liberty or give me death
this oglala lakota led the charge against george custer at the battle of little bighorn, fighting against the imposition of the reservation system
this town in massachusetts has the oldest battle flag in the united states, carried into battle in 1775
what is BEDFORD BABEY!!!!!!
the sinking of the uss maine in 1890 sparked war with this country
what is (remember the maine, to hell with) spain
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
see slideshow for image
who is the hodag
it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness
who is eleanor roosevelt