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- When was the firs successful English colony and when was it founded?
- Jamestown in 1607
- In which colony was the first school system started?
- Massachusetts
- Which colony passed the Toleration act and what year?
- Maryland in 1649
- When did the united states stop the importation of slaves?
- 1808
- What did the Monroe Doctorine do?
- Protected western land as if it were US territory.
- When was the louisiana purchase bought, for how much, and what physical features defined the territory?
- 1803, $5,000,000 , and east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi.
- When did the Mexican war take place?
- 1846
- What river was gold discovered, who owned the property, and what city was it close to?
- The American River, John Sutter, and Sacramento.
- Who was the president when the whitehouse was first built?
- James Madison
- Who was president during the war of 1812?
- James Madison
- What year did WW2 end?
- 1945
- What year did the Korea conflict start?
- 1950
- What years were included in the Veitnam war?
- 1957-1975
- Give the full date of when the great depression started.
- October 29,1929
- When did the US enter WW1?
- 1917
- What years did WW2 happen?
- 1939-1945
- Give the full date of when American astronauts landed on the moon.
- July 20, 1969
- What years did the Persian Gulf conflict happen?
- 1991-1992
- Name a pair of Grandfather/Grandson presidents.
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William Henry Harrison-Grandfather
Benjamin Harrison-Grandson - Which president served both as President and was in the senate?
- John Adams
- Which president was known for his hunting abilities?
- Teddy Roosevelt
- State the name of the wife of President Reagan.
- Nancy Reagan
- State the name of the wife of James Madison.
- Dolly Madison
- State the name of the wife of Abraham Lincoln.
- Mary Todd Lincoln
- State the name of the wife of George Washington.
- Martha Washington
- State the name of the wife of John Kennedy.
- Jackie Kennedy
- State the name of the wife of Lindon Johnson.
- Ladybird Johnson
- Which was the only bachelor President.
- Buchanon
- Name the economic system and the creater that means Openess.
- Glasnost Policy and Mickel Gorbechoph
- Who is the current Secretary of Education?
- Rod Paige
- Who is the current Secretary of Interior?
- Gale Norton
- Who is the current Secretary of Defense?
- Donald Rumsfeld
- Who is the current Secretary of Health and Human Services?
- Tommy Thomson
- Who is the current Secretary of Agriculture?
- Ann Veneman
- Who is the current Secretary of Treasury?
- John Snow
- Who is the current Secretary of State?
- Colin Powell
- Who is the current Secretary of Housing and Urban Development?
- Mel Martinez
- Who is the current Secretary of Energy?
- Spencer Abraham
- Who is the current Attourney General?
- John Ashcroft
- Who is the current Secreatary of Labor?
- Elaine Chao
- Who is the current Secretary of Comerce?
- Don Evans
- Who is the current Secretary of Transportation?
- Norman Minetta
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Flew on Apollo 11 and was the second person to walk on the moon.
- Edwin "Buzz Aldrin"
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Orbit the earth.
- Yurri Gagarin from Russia
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: the first woman to walk in space.
- Sally ride from the USA
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: First European to see the Pacific Ocean.
- Vasco Balboa
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Looked for the fountain of youth in Florida.
- Juan Poncedeleon from Spain
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Accompanied Clark on the exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
- Meriwether Lewis
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Accompanied Louis Joliet down the Mississippi.
- Jaques Marquette from France
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Discovered Louisiana from the mouth of the Mississippi River.
- Robert Lasalle from France
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Flew on Apollo 11 and was the 1st to walk on the moon.
- Neil Armstrong from America
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Reached cuba, hispanola,america puerto rico, venezuela, and central america.
- Christopher columbus from Spain
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Explored canada, explored lawrence river, and prince edward Island.
- Jaques Cartier from France
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Explored Australiea, New Zeland, and the Sandwich Islands.
- James Cook
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Searched for the seven cities of Ciabola, found New Mexico and Arizona.
- Francisco Coronado
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Discovered the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay while looking for a Northwest Passage.
- Henry Hudson
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Explored Georgia, Tennesee, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and was the first person to see the Mississippi River.
- Hernando Desoto
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Explored the Mississippi River with Jaques Marquette.
- Louis Joliet
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: First woman to orbit the earth
- Valentina Tereshkova from Russia
- Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: First American to orbit the earth. Oldest man in space at 77 years old.
- John Glenn