Week 24 New

Question 1

Actor who assassinated President Lincoln:

Answer 1

John Wilkes Booth

Question 2

Men from the North who took office in the South without having land in the South:

Answer 2

carpetbaggers

Question 3

Men who were willing to vote for anyone who paid them:

Answer 3

scalawags

Question 4

General who fought the Sioux at Big Horn:

Answer 4

George A. Custer

Question 5

Inventor of the electric lightbulb:

Answer 5

Thomas Edison

Question 6

Gift France presented to the U.S. during the presidency of Grover Cleveland:

Answer 6

Statue of Liberty

Question 7

Event that led to America declaring war with Spain:

Answer 7

explosion of the Maine

Question 8

War that forced Spain to give up all control of Cuba, Puerto Rico,and the Philippines:

Answer 8

Spanish-American War

Question 9

“Sic semper tyrannis!” Who said it?

Answer 9

John Wilkes Booth

Question 10

“Sic semper tyrannis!” What was the occasion?

Answer 10

the assassination of Lincoln

Question 11

“Speak softly and carry a big stick.”

Answer 11

Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt