Post on 12-Jan-2016
REVIEW GAME
U.S. History I
Mr. Schugsta
PeoplePeople PlacesPlaces CultureCulture TermsTerms MysteryMystery
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Who was an artist who opened his own
museum?
Charles Wilson Peale
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Who wrote the first American
dictionary?
Noah Webster
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Who was a prominent doctor
who published books on medicine?
Benjamin Rush
30
Who mapped out the site of Washington
D.C.?
Benjamin Banneker
40
Who was a poet that wrote on a variety of
topics?
Phillis Weatley
50
Where was gold discovered in 1848?
Sutter’s Mill
10
This current day state was set aside
by the U.S. government for the Native Americans in
the 1800’s.
Oklahoma
20
In what city did the Oregon Trail begin?
Independence, Missouri
30
In what current day state did the
Mormons settle?
Utah
40
What current day state did the United States get from the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Florida
50
How many children did the average American family have in 1840?
Five
10
What was the median age of
Americans in 1820?
17
20
How long did it take to travel across the
country in 1848?
Six months
30
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To what religion were the Spanish
attempting to convert the Native
Americans?
Christianity
40
What was the largest Native American
tribe in Florida during the early 1800’s?
The Seminoles
50
What term refers to practice of having
more than one wife?
Polygamy
10
What was the name for the Spanish missionary forts
established along the California coast?
Presidios
20
What was the belief that America would own the land from the Atlantic to the
Pacific?
“Manifest Destiny”
30
What is the term for someone who
wonders in search of food?
Nomad
40
What was the key crop of the South
during the 1800’s?
Cotton
50
What animal did the Native Americans on
the Plains follow?
Buffalo
10
How much money did it cost a family to
travel the Oregon Trail?
$750
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Ten percent of the California population
during the “gold rush” was what
nationality?
Chinese
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Who led the first group of Americans
into Mexican controlled Texas?
Stephen Austin
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Who defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of
San Jacinto?
Sam Houston
50
The final category is . . .
What famous building did General Santa
Anna, of Mexico, attack and kill all 200
American men that were there defending
it?
The Alamo