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Quizzo
• M.C. skill - Remember, if you see a choice
saying “the passage of the Wilmot
Proviso” or “The passage of the Equal
Rights Amendment” or
“Lyndon B. Johnson
losing the 1968
election….”
“Do we have to know the years?”
AP US final exam Quizzo-5/10/14
Game—rules:
-honor system for scoring
-Two wage opportunities
-Closed notes
-No calling out answers
-Get through a lot of content
-Study over the weekend to
tie the content into the
concept
-This game is not meant to
overwhelm or intimidate
Round 1 - general
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Term used to describe FDR’s team of carefully picked advisors
Give one of the two years in which we had 3 presidents
This author’s series of books reflected the industrial capitalist
philosophy that individuals are rewarded for their hard work and
thriftiness
Led by Bernard Baruch during WWI to regulate the economy and
increase efficiency in wartime production
Though repealed in 1844, this limited or prevented debate on an
issue, depriving abolitionists of their right to be heard
Blacksmith and inventor of the first steel plow in 1837
This was an informal deal in 1907 between the United States and
the Empire of Japan in which the United States of America would
not impose restriction on Japanese immigration, and Japan would
not allow further emigration to the U.S.
1903 law passed by congress to impose penalties to railroads that
offered rebates and customers who accepted them.
It strengthened the Intestate Commerce Act of 1887
Round 1 - general
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Term used to describe FDR’s team of carefully picked advisors
(Brain Trust)
Give one of the two years in which we had 3 presidents (1841 or
1881)
This author’s series of books reflected the industrial capitalist
philosophy that individuals are rewarded for their hard work and
thriftiness (Horatio Alger)
Led by Bernard Baruch during WWI to regulate the economy and
increase efficiency in wartime production
(War Industries Board)
Though repealed in 1844, this limited or prevented debate on an
issue, depriving abolitionists of their right to be heard (Gag Rule)
Blacksmith and inventor of the first steel plow in 1837 (John
Deere)
This was an informal deal in 1907 between the United States and
the Empire of Japan in which the United States of America would
not impose restriction on Japanese immigration, and Japan would
not allow further emigration to the U.S.
(Gentleman’s Agreement)
1903 law passed by congress to impose penalties to railroads that
offered rebates and customers who accepted them.
It strengthened the Intestate Commerce Act of 1887 (Elkins Act)
Round 1
9.
Proposed in an attempt to appease the South, it would have given
federal protection of slavery in all areas south of 36’30’’where
slavery was supported by popular sovereignty
10. British built and manned Confederate warship that raided Union
shipping during the Civil War
11. “small state plan” put forth at the Philadelphia Convention,
proposing equal representation by state regardless of population
12. political action committee founded by Rev Jerry Falwell in 1979, a
major spark in the resurgence of the religious right in the 1980s
13. the monopolistic practice favored by Andrew Carnegie, controlling
every step of the industrial process to limit competition and
increase efficiency
14. a series of riots in 1943 during World War II that broke out in Los
Angeles between sailors and Marines stationed in the city
and Latino youths, who were recognizable by their style of dress
15. agreement that allowed unconverted offspring of church members
to baptize their children, signifying a waning of religious zeal
among second and third generation Puritans
16. Hard-core militant isolationists who opposed Wilson’s League of
Nations, led by senators William Borah and Hiram Johnson
Round 1
9.
Proposed in an attempt to appease the South, it would have given federal
protection of slavery in all areas south of 36’30’’where slavery was
supported by popular sovereignty (Crittenden Compromise)
10. British built and manned Confederate warship that raided Union shipping
during the Civil War (Alabama)
11. “small state plan” put forth at the Philadelphia Convention, proposing equal
representation by state regardless of population (NJ plan)
12. political action committee founded by Rev Jerry Falwell in 1979, a major
spark in the resurgence of the religious right in the 1980s (Moral Majority)
13. the monopolistic practice favored by Andrew Carnegie, controlling every
step of the industrial process to limit competition and increase efficiency
(vertical integration)
14. a series of riots in 1943 during World War II that broke out in Los Angeles
between sailors and Marines stationed in the city and Latino youths, who
were recognizable by their style of dress (Zoot Suit Riots)
15. agreement that allowed unconverted offspring of church members to
baptize their children, signifying a waning of religious zeal among second
and third generation Puritans (halfway covenant)
16. Hard-core militant isolationists who opposed Wilson’s League of Nations,
led by senators William Borah and Hiram Johnson (irreconcilables)
Round 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
1916 law that was the first federal law regulating the work days of
private companies, established an 8 hour work day
cold war recommendation which stated that without military
buildup, containment was no more than a policy of bluff
Illinois congressman who demanded in 1846 to know where the
exact “spot” of the start of the Mexican War was (as a means of
questioning Polk’s justification for war)
Secret US documents leaked to the NY times in 1971 that
revealed instances of government secrecy, lies and incompetence
in handling the Vietnam War throughout the 1960s
national address by Carter in July 1979 in which he discussed a
“crisis in confidence” and intended to urge communal spirit in the
face of continuing hardships. though he never used this word it
has come to be known as the _________ speech (a general
feeling of discomfort or uneasiness)
coalition party of pro-war Democrats and Republicans formed
during the 1864 election to defeat the anti-war Northern
Democrats
Utopian group founded by Robert Owen
Summit held in the summer of 1945 attended by Truman,
Churchill, and Stalin
Round 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
1916 law that was the first federal law regulating the work days of
private companies, established an 8 hour work day (Adamson
Act)
cold war recommendation which stated that without military
buildup, containment was no more than a policy of bluff (NSC-68)
Illinois congressman who demanded in 1846 to know where the
exact “spot” of the start of the Mexican War was (as a means of
questioning Polk’s justification for war) ( “Spotty” Lincoln)
Secret US documents leaked to the NY times in 1971 that
revealed instances of government secrecy, lies and incompetence
in handling the Vietnam War throughout the 1960s (Pentagon
Papers)
national address by Carter in July 1979 in which he discussed a
“crisis in confidence” and intended to urge communal spirit in the
face of continuing hardships. though he never used this word it
has come to be known as the _________ speech (a general
feeling of discomfort or uneasiness) (Malaise)
coalition party of pro-war Democrats and Republicans formed
during the 1864 election to defeat the anti-war Northern
Democrats (Union Party)
Utopian group founded by Robert Owen (New Harmony)
Summit held in the summer of 1945 attended by Truman,
Churchill, and Stalin (Potsdam Conference)
Round 2
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
unofficial policy of relaxed control over colonial trade and weak
enforcement of the Navigation Laws that characterized the period
between 1688-1763
noteworthy for its unprecedented high duty on imports,
southerners vehemently opposed it, arguing that it hurt southern
farmers
What May 8, 1945 is known as
What did the acronym GAR stand for?
A riot comprised mostly of working class Irish-Americans occurred
in this city in 1863 in protest of the draft and the ability for the
wealthy to hire substitutes and purchase exemptions
led by Samuel Gompers, it protected only skilled laborers
people of mixed Native American and European heritage ,notably
in Mexico
Truman’s extensive social program which was largely blocked by
Republicans and Southern Democrats in congress
Round 2
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
unofficial policy of relaxed control over colonial trade and weak
enforcement of the Navigation Laws that characterized the period
between 1688-1763 (Salutary neglect)
noteworthy for its unprecedented high duty on imports,
southerners vehemently opposed it, arguing that it hurt southern
farmers (“Tariff of Abominations” -1828)
What May 8, 1945 is known as (VE Day)
What did the acronym GAR stand for? (Grand Army of the
Republic)
A riot comprised mostly of working class Irish-Americans occurred
in this city in 1863 in protest of the draft and the ability for the
wealthy to hire substitutes and purchase exemptions (NYC)
led by Samuel Gompers, it protected only skilled laborers (AFL)
people of mixed Native American and European heritage ,notably
in Mexico (mestizos)
Truman’s extensive social program which was largely blocked by
Republicans and Southern Democrats in congress (Fair Deal)
Round 3- Quotes
1.
Frederick Douglas said of this man “His zeal in the cause of my race was
far greater than mine…I could live for the slave, but he could die for him”
2.
Who said the following? “The God that holds you over the pit of hell,
much as one holds a spider or some
loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you,
and is dreadfully provoked. His wrath toward
you burns like fire; he looks upon you as
worthy of nothing else but to be cast into the
fire.’’
3. Who did Andrew Hamilton say this about?
--“The question before the court and you,
gentlemen of the jury, is not of small nor
private concern. It is not the cause of a poor
printer, nor of New York alone, which you are
now trying. No! It may, in its consequence,
affect every freeman that lives under a
British government on the main [land] of
America. It is the best cause. It is the cause
of liberty.’’
Round 3- Quotes
Frederick Douglas said of this man “His zeal in the cause of my race was
far greater than mine…I could live for the slave, but he could die for
him”(John Brown)
2.
Who said the following? “The God that holds you over the pit of hell,
much as one holds a spider or some
loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you,
and is dreadfully provoked. His wrath toward
you burns like fire; he looks upon you as
worthy of nothing else but to be cast into the
fire.’’ (Jonathan Edwards)
1.
3. Who did Andrew Hamilton say this about?
--“The question before the court and you,
gentlemen of the jury, is not of small nor
private concern. It is not the cause of a poor
printer, nor of New York alone, which you are
now trying. No! It may, in its consequence,
affect every freeman that lives under a
British government on the main [land] of
America. It is the best cause. It is the cause
of liberty.’’ (John Peter Zenger)
Round 3 quotes continued
4.
Who was this directed toward---? "Until this moment, Senator, I
think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness."
“Let us not assassinate this lad further, senator. You have done
enough. Have you no sense of decency?“
5. Who said the following? “Let us be very clear. Neutrality is no
longer feasible or desirable. We are now about to accept gauge
of battle with this natural foe to liberty and shall, if necessary,
spend the whole force of the nation to check and nullify its
pretensions and its power.”
6.
Who said this in 1832? “I never use the word ‘nation’ in speaking
of the United States. I always use the word
‘union’ or ‘confederacy.’ We are not a nation,
but a union, a confederacy of equal and
sovereign states.”
Round 3 quotes continued
4.
Who was this directed toward--? "Until this moment, Senator, I think I
never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness." “Let us not
assassinate this lad further, senator. You have done enough. Have you
no sense of decency?“ (Senator Joseph McCarthy)
5.
6.
Who said the following? “Let us be very clear. Neutrality is no longer
feasible or desirable. We are now about to accept gauge of battle with
this natural foe to liberty and shall, if necessary, spend the whole force of
the nation to check and nullify its pretensions and its power.” (Woodrow
Wilson)
Who said this in 1832? “I never use the word ‘nation’ in speaking of the
United States. I always use the word
‘union’ or ‘confederacy.’ We are not a nation,
but a union, a confederacy of equal and
sovereign states.” (John C. Calhoun)
Round 4- Name the Secretary of
State
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Called Spanish-American War a “splendid little war”
and championed an “Open Door Policy” regarding
China
Oversaw the Monroe Doctrine
One of the Great Triumvirate, he signed a treaty
resolving several border issues between the US and
the British North American colonies following
the Aroostook War
Oversaw arms limitation during the Harding presidency
Promoter of “massive retaliation” and “brinkmanship”
Purchased Alaska in 1867
Round 4- Name the Secretary of
State
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Called Spanish-American War a “splendid little war”
and championed an “Open Door Policy” regarding
China (John Hay)
Oversaw the Monroe Doctrine (John Quincy Adams)
One of the Great Triumvirate, he signed a treaty
resolving several border issues between the US and
the British North American colonies following
the Aroostook War (Daniel Webster)
Oversaw arms limitation during the Harding presidency
(Charles Evans Hughes)
Promoter of “massive retaliation” and “brinkmanship”
(John Foster Dulles)
Purchased Alaska in 1867 (William Seward)
Round 5 -Civil Rights
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
First use of the phrase “black power” is attributed to him
Arkansas governor who resisted school integration in 1957
Infamous police commissioner during the Birmingham protests in 1963
This man said “justice delayed is justice denied”
First African American supreme court justice
This was signed by FDR in1941 to prohibit racial discrimination in the
national defense industry. It was the first federal action, though not a law,
to promote equal opportunity and prohibit employment discrimination in
the US
Wrote “Up From Slavery” and founded the Tuskegee Institute
Rioting occurred in this Motown city in 1967
A voter registration drive in Mississippi in 1964 that resulted in the
murders of 3 civil rights workers
Uprising in support of equal rights for gay Americans in NYC in 1969,
sparked by an assault by off-duty policeman at a famous gay bar
Round 5-Civil Rights
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
First use of the phrase “black power” is attributed to him (Stokely
Charmichael)
Arkansas governor who resisted school integration in 1957 (Orval
Faubus)
Infamous police commissioner during the Birmingham protests in 1963
(Eugene “Bull” Connor)
This man said “justice delayed is justice denied” (MLK, 1963)
First African American supreme court justice (Thurgood Marshall)
This was signed by FDR in1941 to prohibit racial discrimination in the
national defense industry. It was the first federal action, though not a law,
to promote equal opportunity and prohibit employment discrimination in
the US
(Executive Order 8802, Fair Employment Practice in Defense Industries)
Wrote “Up From Slavery” and founded the Tuskegee Institute
(Booker T. Washington)
Rioting occurred in this Motown city in 1967 (Detroit)
A voter registration drive in Mississippi in 1964 that resulted in the
murders of 3 civil rights workers (Freedom Summer)
Uprising in support of equal rights for gay Americans in NYC in 1969,
sparked by an assault by off-duty policeman at a famous gay bar
(Stonewall riot)
6-Where (Give the state/colony)?
1. Fundamental Orders
2. “symbolic speech” case involving arm-bands to
protest war
3. The chief deposit of iron ore in the US, the
Mesabi Range
4. “starving time”
5. Where 4 students were killed on May 4, 1970
6. Jane Adams’ Hull House
7. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
8. Passed an Act of Toleration in 1649
6-Where (Give the state/colony)?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Fundamental Orders (Connecticut)
“symbolic speech” case involving arm-bands to protest
war (Iowa- Tinker V. Des Moines)
The chief deposit of iron ore in the US, the Mesabi
Range (Minnesota)
“starving time” (Virginia)
Where 4 students were killed on May 4, 1970 (Ohio)
Jane Adams’ Hull House (Illinois)
Martin Luther King Jr. assassination (Tennesee)
Passed an Act of Toleration in 1649 (Maryland)
71.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1676 uprising of Virginia backcountry farmers and indentured
servants
religious belief developed by John Calvin held that a certain
number of people were predestined to go to heaven by God,
referred to as this. This idea was a major part in the doctrine
of the Puritans who settled in New England during the1600's.
Secret proposal of the Pierce administration to purchase (or
takeover) Cuba from Spain, angering Northerners who saw it as a
plot to extend slavery
Great Depression Era shantytowns were derisively called this,
after the president they held responsible for their living conditions
Attorney General who hunted suspected communists and
subversives during the 1919-1920 Red Scare
when Andrew Johnson violated this, he was impeached but not
removed from office
favorite subject of cartoonist Thomas Nast, big boss of NYC who
became synonymous with the bribery and graft that plagued
Tammany Hall
71.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1676 uprising of Virginia backcountry farmers and indentured
servants (Bacon’s Rebellion)
religious belief developed by John Calvin held that a certain
number of people were predestined to go to heaven by God,
referred to as this. This idea was a major part in the doctrine
of the Puritans who settled in New England during the1600's.
(“visible saints” or “the elect”)
Secret proposal of the Pierce administration to purchase (or
takeover) Cuba from Spain, angering Northerners who saw it as a
plot to extend slavery (Ostend Manifesto)
Great Depression Era shantytowns were derisively called this,
after the president they held responsible for their living conditions
(Hoovervilles)
Attorney General who hunted suspected communists and
subversives during the 1919-1920 Red Scare (A. Mitchell Palmer)
when Andrew Johnson violated this, he was impeached but not
removed from office (Tenure of Office Act)
favorite subject of cartoonist Thomas Nast, big boss of NYC who
became synonymous with the bribery and graft that plagued
Tammany Hall (Boss Tweed)
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12.
13.
14.
1831 Slave Revolt in Virginia that resulted in the deaths of 60
whites and raised fears among White southerners of further
uprisings
Name the 5 “panic” years of the 19th century
Kennedy’s federal agency created in 1961, a voluntary
organization where individuals provide a variety of services to
foreign countries, intended to promote American values and
international cooperation
Region in upstate NY (basically following the Erie canal) where
the Second Great Awakening (mid 19th century) preachers were
particularly active
FDR’s doctrine of non-intervention in Latin America
A May Day rally in Chicago in 1886 which turned violent, leading
to the arrest of 8 anarchists
Education bill created and signed by the George W. Bush Administration
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8.
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11.
12.
13.
14.
1831 Slave Revolt in Virginia that resulted in the deaths of 60 whites and
raised fears among White southerners of further uprisings (Nat Turner)
Name the 5 “panic” years of the 19th century (1819, 1837, 1857, 1873,
1893)
Kennedy’s federal agency created in 1961, a voluntary organization
where individuals provide a variety of services to foreign countries,
intended to promote American values and international cooperation
(Peace Corps)
Region in upstate NY (basically following the Erie canal) where the
Second Great Awakening (mid 19th century) preachers were particularly
active (Burned Over District)
FDR’s doctrine of non-intervention in Latin America (Good Neighbor
Policy)
A May Day rally in Chicago in 1886 which turned violent, leading to the
arrest of 8 anarchists (Haymarket Riot)
Education bill created and signed by the George W. Bush Administration
(No Child Left Behind)
Round 8 – Power of Printed Word
1. His “The Other America” influenced LBJ’s War on Poverty
2. This socialist “aimed for our hearts and hit our stomachs” in 1906
3. Betty Freidan identified “the problem that has no name” for alienated
housewives in this early 1960s work
4. This famous “Lost Generation” author coined the phrase “the jazz age” to
describe the 1920s
5. Kerouac’s definitive beat generation novel in which the narrator describes
the liberating feeling of rejecting post WWII conformity by following his idol
Dean Moriarity
6. Lincoln Steffens’ progressive era expose on municipal corruption
7. Published in 1881, Her book “A Century of Dishonor”
chronicled the shameful record of broken treaties and injustices toward
Native Americans
8. This pamphlet written by Thomas Paine explained the advantages of and the
need for immediate independence
9. Her book “Silent Spring” helped kick start the environmental movement
10. His “Impending Crisis of the South” tried in vain to argue that slavery was
inefficient and a barrier to the economic advancement of whites.
Round 8 – Power of Printed Word
1. His “The Other America” influenced LBJ’s War on Poverty (Michael
Harrington)
2. This socialist “aimed for our hearts and hit our stomachs” in 1906 (Upton
Sinclair)
3. Betty Freidan identified “the problem that has no name” for alienated
housewives in this early 1960s work (The Feminine Mystique)
4. This famous “Lost Generation” author coined the phrase “the jazz age” to
describe the 1920s (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
5. Kerouac’s definitive beat generation novel in which the narrator describes
the liberating feeling of rejecting post WWII conformity by following his idol
Dean Moriarity (On the Road)
6. Lincoln Steffens’ progressive era expose on municipal corruption (“The
Shame of the Cities”)
7. Published in 1881, Her book “A Century of Dishonor” (Helen Hunt Jackson)
chronicled the shameful record of broken treaties and injustices toward
Native Americans
8. This pamphlet written by Thomas Paine explained the advantages of and the
need for immediate independence (Common Sense)
9. Her book “Silent Spring” helped kick start the environmental movement
(Rachel Carson)
10. His “Impending Crisis of the South” tried in vain to argue that slavery was
inefficient and a barrier to the economic advancement of whites. (Hinton
Helper)
Part I Bonus round
• Maps and Timelines
Midway Wager
• Add your total points so far
• Wage as much or as little as you wish
• Topic – Chester County Schools
Question
• “The switch in time that saved nine”
refers to this associate chief justice’s
change of opinion from conservative to
liberal during the New Deal
Answer:
• Owen J. Roberts
-Circle if correct, adjust your score
-Turn over the scoring sheet
Next – Part II, starting with the picture round
Part II - Picture Round
1- “In 1844, the democrats were split..”
2-”Ain’t I A Woman” speaker shown
here
3-subject of an 1857 case
4-who?
5-who?
6-where was this man killed?
7- Who?
8-what did she vote against?
9-who?
10-Reaction to this young boy’s
murder in 1955 galvanized the Civil
Rights movement
11-what group?
12-what group?
13-what group?
14-what group did he speak on
behalf of?
15-whose movements are shown
here ?
16-election year
17-election year
18-election year
19-election year
20-election year
21-what (in yellow)?
22-What?
23-What New Deal agency that
employed young men aged 18-25 and
was run like an army?
24-what?
25 -What?
26-what is the veticle dotted line?
27-what did they remember to do?
28-Where?
29-Who was killed here?
30-When (give year)?
31-When?
32-When?
33-When?
34-When?
35-When?
36-When?
37-When?
38-When?
39-When?
40-When?
41-When?
42-When?
43-What event?
44-who commissioned?
45-who
46- She was a central figure in the Antinomian
Controversy that shook the Massachusetts Bay
Colony from 1636 to 1638.
47-whose exploration routes?
48-Who is “Little Mac?”
49-Who is shown?
50-Who is shown?
Picture Answers 1-25
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Polk
Sojourner Truth
Dred Scott
William Jennings Bryan
Carrie Champan Catt
Wounded Knee
Malcolm X
WWI and WWII
Henry Clay
Emmett Till
SNCC
Shakers
Mormons
American first Committee
Freedom riders
1860
1840
1968
1908
1876
Gadsden Purchase
First skyscraper (Chicago Home Insurance building, Sullivan)
CCC
Ironclads (Monitor v. Merrimack)
25.
Erie Canal
Picture Answers 26-50
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Treaty of Tordesillas
“Duck and Cover”
Woodstock (Bethel NY)
JFK
1963
1849
1980
1770
1865
1881
1933
1929
1898
1969
1974
1981
1944 (June 6, D-Day)
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Creel (CPI)
Tuskegee Airmen
Anne Hutchinson
Henry Hudson
George McClellan
Joseph McCarthy
Andrew Johnson
Final Wager
• Add up all your total points
• Decide on your final wager— between 0
and all your points so far
• Answer the next set of questions
• Topic – “Pageant-isms”
• You must get 6 of the 9 right to earn your
points
“Pageant-isms”-what or who was each said in
reference to?
1.
2.
3.
4.
“The radiant ___________ bride, officially petitioning for annexation in 1837,
presented herself for marriage. But the expectant groom, Uncle Sam, was jerked
back by the black hand of the slavery issue.”
“_________________ ruled the waves and waived the rules”
“_______pistol blew out the brightest brain of the Federalist Party and destroyed
its one remaining hope of effective leadership. His political career as dead as
Hamilton's,_____ turned his disunionist plottings to the trans Mississippi West”
“Seemingly the farmer had only to tickle the soil with a hoe and it would laugh with the harvest”
(Re: The ____________ colonies)
“A squat, bull-necked, and heavy-chested figure, the “Little Giant‟
radiated the energy and breezy optimism for the self-made man”
6.
“[________dour, serious visage prompted the observation that he had been
‘weaned on a pickle.’”
7.
“One contemporary sneered that _____, like the Platte River in his home state of
Nebraska, was “’six inches deep and six miles wide at the
mouth.’”
8. “The lush profits of illegal _______led to bribery of the police, many of whom were
induced to see and smell no evil.”
9.
“________may have won the 1928 election by promising ‘a chicken in every pot,’
but three years later that chicken seemed to have laid a discharge slip in
every pay envelope.”
5.
“Pageant-isms”-what or who was each said in reference to?
“The radiant ___________ bride, officially petitioning for annexation in 1837, presented herself
for marriage. But the expectant groom, Uncle Sam, was jerked back by the black hand of the
slavery issue.” (Texas)
2.
“_________________ ruled the waves and waived the rules” (England)
3.
“_______pistol blew out the brightest brain of the Federalist Party and destroyed its one
remaining hope of effective leadership. His political career as dead as Hamilton's,_____ turned
his disunionist plottings to the trans Mississippi West” (Aaron Burr)
4
“Seemingly the farmer had only to tickle the soil with a hoe and it would laugh with the harvest”
(Re: The Middle colonies)
5.
“A squat, bull-necked, and heavy-chested figure, the ‘Little Giant’ (Stephen Douglas)
radiated the energy and breezy optimism for the self-made man”
6.
“[________dour, serious visage prompted the observation that he had been ‘weaned on a
pickle.’” (Calvin Coolidge)
7.
“One contemporary sneered that _____, like the Platte River in his home state of Nebraska,
was ‘six inches deep and six miles wide at the
mouth.’” (William Jennings Bryan)
8.
“The lush profits of illegal _______led to bribery of the police, many of whom were induced to
see and smell no evil.” (alcohol)
9.“________may have won the 1928 election by promising ‘a chicken in every pot,’ but three years
later that chicken seemed to have laid a discharge slip in every pay envelope.” (Hoover)
1.
Unfinished question of the
year…who would win in a fight?
And the winner is…