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GCA5Historych5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Where was the United States Constitution written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| What state did the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party occur? | Massachusetts |
| Who wrote the our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner"? | Francis Scott Key |
| Who were the Green Mountain Boys? | A group of Vermont settlers that formed a military force (they captured Fort Ticonderoga) |
| Who gave the United States the Statue of Liberty? | France |
| What is another name for the Statue of Liberty? | Lady Liberty |
| What were the people of Maine famous for? | shipbuilding |
| Who said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country? | Nathan Hale |
| Who was the first American astronaut to travel into space? | Alan Shepard Jr. |
| What 2 states gave land to the American Government for a capitol? | Maryland and Virginia |
| What is the capitol of the United States? | Washington, D.C |
| What does secede mean? | to break away |
| Eleven states broke away from the US and formed a new country. What was it called? | Confederate States of America |
| Eight US presidents were from what state? | Virginia |
| Where was the first permanent English settlement? | Jamestown, Virginia |
| What 2 major wars ended in Virginia? | The Civil War and the American Revolution |
| The Civil war stated in the harbor of what state? | South Carolina (Charleston) |
| Why was the Battle of Shiloh important? | Both sides lost over 10,000 men |
| The Yellow Fever swept through what state? | Tennessee (Memphis) |
| Who invented the Cotton Gin? | Eli Whitney |
| In what state did La Salle settle and claim for France? | Louisiana |
| Where was Daniel Boone from? | Kentucky |
| What did Daniel Boone call the trail where he led a group of pioneers through the Cumberland Gap? | Wilderness Road |
| Who discovered coal in West Virginia? | John Salling |
| What Spanish explorer settled in Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth? | Ponce De Leon |
| What was Sir Walter Raleigh known for? | Sending a group of men to Roanoke and they disappeared (the Lost Colony) |
| Who discovered over 300 uses for the peanut? | George Washington Carver |
| In what state was Chief Black Hawk made to give up land for the white settlers? | Iowa |
| What state was Abraham Lincoln from? | Illinois |
| What state was Henry Ford's automobile factory located in? | Michigan (Detroit) |
| This state was where there was argument over whether it would be a free or a slave state. They came up with a "compromise". | Missouri |
| Who was Dred Scott? | A slave who sought out his freedom through the courts. |
| What is an abolitionist? | A person who is against slavery |
| What state was known as "bleeding" because of the killings over slavery? | Kansas |
| What did General Custer's soldiers discover in South Dakota? | gold |
| Who was the first professional baseball team from Ohio? | Cincinnati Red Stockings |
| What was William Mayo know for? | Starting the Mayo Clinic |
| What is the state known as "The Cornhusker State" because 95% of the state is farmland? | Nebraska |
| What state is famous for the Indianapolis 500 race? | Indiana |
| The journey made by 5 groups of Native Americans to settle in Oklahoma was called what? | Trail of Tears |
| What states was part of the land the United STates gained from Mexico after the Mexican War? | Arizona |
| Who made their homes in cliffs of New Mexico? | The Anasazi people |
| What state flag is of a "lone star" ? | Texas |
| Where was Custer's Last Stand? | Montana |
| This fur trader from Utah tasted waster from the Great Salt Lake and thought he had found the ocean. | Jim Bridger |
| Who discovered one of the most famous peaks in the Rocky Mountains and later it was called Pikes Peaks? | Zebulon Pike |
| What is lode? | a source of ore that contained silver and gold |
| Where was Buffalo Bill from? | Wyoming |
| What did Eliza Spalding do? | She and her husband established the Lapwai Mission Station in the Idaho Territory. |
| What was Alaska rich in? | oil |
| The bombing of this Harbor caused the United STates to join World War 2. | Pearl Harbor |
| What was Robert Gray know for? | He made trips to trade for furs with the Chinook people |
| What was the route of Lewis and Clark expedition called? | the Oregon Trail |
| What were the Hupa and Yurok people of California famous for? | woodworking and making their own tools, and making canoes from travel on rivers. |
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