2. THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION WAS HELD HERE
Facts:
•
The Constitutional convention was held in 1787 to address
problems in governing the U.S.
•
This started in May and the final decision was voted in
September.
•
55 delegates met in this meeting.
•
It was the same place where the Declaration of
Independence was signed.
•
Two plans were presented: The New Jersey Plan and the
Virginia Plan.

3. PENNSYLVANIA

4. THE ADAMS-ONIS TREATY
DEALT WITH THIS STATE
Facts:
•
Negotiated between the United States and Spain.
•
It was signed in February 1819.
•
It was signed between the Secretary of State John
Quincy Adams and the Spanish Minister to the
United States Don Luis de Onis.
•
They wanted to establish a boundary line between
Spanish territory and the U.S.

5. FLORIDA

6. THE AUTHOR OF THE LARGE
STATE PLAN CAME FROM HERE
Facts:
•
The plan was drafted by James Madison.
•
It created the idea of population-weighted
representation.

7. VIRGINIA

8. THE AUTHOR OF THE SMALL-
STATE PLAN REPRESENTED
THIS STATE
Facts:
•
The author was William Paterson.
•
It was in response to the Virginia plan.
•
It called for two houses of Congress.

9. NEW JERSEY

10. ROGER SHERMAN, AUTHOR OF
THE GREAT COMPROMISE,
REPRESENTED THIS STATE
Facts:
•
Roger Sherman served as the first mayor of this
certain state.
•
He moved to this state after his father’s death.

11. CONNECTICUT

12. THE UNITED STATES ANNEXED
THIS AREA IN 1845
Facts:
•
It became the 28th state.
•
This led to the Mexican-American War.
•
This idea was popular in the South but not approved in
the North.

13. TEXAS

14. MUSCLE SHOALS IS IN THIS
STATE
Facts:
•
It is a city in Colbert Country
•
It is approximately 30 miles south of
Tennessee and approximately 20 miles east
of Mississippi

15. ALABAMA

16. THIS STATE IS KNOWN AS THE
“SOONER STATE”
Facts:

Unassigned lands were offered to settlers.

The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed settlers to
claim 160 acres of land in this state.

The people who entered this land were known
as the “Sooners”

17. OKLAHOMA

18. THE MORMONS FINALLY
SETTLED HERE
Facts:
•
After the assassination of the founder of the Church
of Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith Jr., Brigham Young
and other Mormon leaders decided to abandon
Illinois and move west.
•
They had enough experience to tame this harsh land.

19. UTAH

20. THIS IS THE CENTENNIAL STATE
Facts:
•
It was named this because it was admitted to the
union in 1876.
•
This was the centennial year of the United States.

21. COLORADO

22. THIS STATE WAS ADMITTED AS
A FREE STATE IN 1820
Facts:
•
This was part of the Missouri Compromise.
•
It would balance Missouri’s admission as a slave
state if this state became free.

23. MAINE

24. THIS STATE WAS ORIGINALLY
THE BEAR FLAG REPUBLIC
Facts:
•
This came about during the Mexican- American war.
•
It was raised in Sonoma after being captured and
represented this state.
•
This flag is currently a symbol for this state.

25. CALIFORNIA

26. THIS WAS THE LAST OF THE
CONTINENTAL FORTY-EIGHT
STATES TO BE ADMITTED TO
THE UNION
Facts:
•
It’s borders are New Mexico, California,
Mexico, Nevada and Utah.

27. ARIZONA

28. THIS IS THE SITE OF TEAPOT
DOME
Facts:
•
It allowed for the Secretary of the Navy to have the
power "to conserve, develop, use and operate the
same in his discretion, directly or by contract, lease,
or otherwise, and to use, store, exchange, or sell the
oil and gas products thereof, and those from all
royalty oil from lands in the naval reserves, for the
benefit of the United States.”
•
It was a victory for no political party.

29. WYOMING

30. THIS COLONY WAS ORIGINALLY
SET UP FOR DEBTORS
Facts:
•
James Ogelthorpe established this as a refuge for
debtors.
•
It is the 13 of the original colonial states.
•
Instead it became a home for people who were
religiously persecuted such as the Puritans, Quakers,
and Protestants.

31. GEORGIA

32. THIS WAS THE FIRST STATE TO
SECEDE
Facts:
•
This state seceded on December 20, 1860.
•
They did this due to the constant fighting about
slavery between the North and the South.

33. SOUTH CAROLINA

34. VICKSBURG IS IN THIS STATE
Facts:
•
The siege of Vicksburg was the final major military
action during the American Civil War.
•
They crossed a certain river into this city.

35. MISSISSIPPI

36. THE GREEN MOUNTAINS ARE IN
THIS STATE
Facts:
•
They are a mountain range in this state that extends
about 250 miles.
•
The Green Mountain Republic existed from 1777 to
1791 in which this state became the 14th state of the
U.S.

37. VERMONT

38. LEXINGTON AND CONCORD ARE
LOCATED HERE
Two states
Facts:
•
The first shots happened here that started the
Revolution.
•
They were planning to arrest Samuel Adams and
John Hancock.

39. MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE

40. OHIO'S WESTERN RESERVE
WAS ORIGINALLY A PART OF
THIS STATE
Facts:
•
It was land claimed from 1662 to 1800 in the
Northwest Territory.
•
They gave this land in exchange for federal
assumption of its American Revolutionary War.

41. CONNECTICUT

42. THE WHISKEY REBELLION TOOK
PLACE HERE
Facts:
This tax imposed on whiskey in 1791 by the
federal government.
People west of the mountains could not accept
the decisions and began to riot.
A federal marshal was attacked in this state.

43. PENNSYLVANIA

44. SHAY'S REBELLION TOOK
PLACE HERE
Facts:
The movement was when farmers wanted to be paid
for their service in the Revolutionary War.
Daniel Shays was in charge and led an attack on a
federal arsenal in this state.
Four men were killed and 20 were wounded.

45. MASSACHUSETTS

46. THIS WAS THE SITE OF THE
HAYMARKET RIOT
Facts:
•
It was a strike organized for an eight hour work day.
•
A protest began in Haymarket Square.

47. ILLINOIS

48. THESE FUTURE STATES
EXPERIENCED A SMALL CIVIL
WAR IN 1856
Three states
Facts:
•
Senator Stephen Douglas introduced a bill known
as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The territories would
be divided by the 40th parallel.
•
The issue of slavery in the territories would be
decided by popular sovereignty instead of by the
Missouri Compromise of 1820.

49. KANSAS-MISSOURI-NEBRASKA

50. THE NATIONAL GUARD WAS
CALLED HERE TO FACILITATE
SCHOOL INTEGRATION IN 1957
Facts:
•
The school board in this state allowed nine African
American students to attend an all white central high
school.
•
President Eisenhower sent in a few men from the
national guard to protect the girls.

51. ARKANSAS

52. THE COMSTOCK LODE IS IN THIS
STATE
Facts:
•
It yielded about $300 million in silver and gold ore.
•
It was named after Henry Comstock.

53. NEVADA

54. THIS AREA SEPERATED FROM
AN EXISTING STATE IN 1863
Facts:
•
This state split into two during the Civil War.
•
The people from the mountain district never
had great connections with the people on the
coast.

55. WEST VIRGINIA

56. THIS BECAME THE FIRST STATE
IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY
TO BECOME A STATE
Facts:
•
The Northwest Territory was an organized
incorporated territory of the U.S.
•
Only the south eastern portion of it was admitted to
the union.

57. OHIO

58. THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES
SITS IN THIS STATE
Facts:
•
It was the first assembly of elected
representatives of English colonists.
•
It was held in Jamestown on July 30 1619

59. VIRGINIA

60. THE LINE IMPLIED IN “FIFTY-
FOUR FORTY OR FIGHT!” IS THE
SOUTHERN BORDER OF WHICH
STATE?
Facts:
•
"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!" was a slogan used by
expansionists in the 1840s regarding the issue of the
Oregon border. Fifty-Four Forty refers to the latitude
line which was the northern extent of U.S. claims in
Oregon.

61. ALASKA

62. THE TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH
WAS SIGNED HERE
Facts:
•
The Treaty of Portsmouth ended the Russo-
Japanese War.
•
It was signed on September 5, 1905 after the
negotiations at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard near
Portsmouth.

63. NEW HAMPSHIRE

64. JOHN BROWN'S FAMOUS RAID
ON HARPER'S FERRY WAS IN
THIS STATE
Facts:

John Brown wanted to establish a base in the Blue
Ridge Mountains from which they would assist
runaway slaves and launch attacks on slaveholders.

Him and a few men attacked Harper's Ferry but the
local militia pinned them down.

65. VIRGINIA

66. FORT SUMTER IS LOCATED IN
THIS STATE
Facts:
A letter was sent to Major Anderson that they would
be attacked in an hour.
The South bombarded Fort Sumter from all sides.

67. SOUTH CAROLINA

68. THE CONFERENCE TO START
THE UNITED NATIONS WAS
HELD IN THIS STATE
Facts:

Founded in 1919 to promote international
cooperation and peace.

The conference was attended by 50 nations.

69. CALIFORNIA

70. THIS WAS THE FIRST COLONY
TO GRANT COMPLETE
FREEDOM OF WORSHIP AND
SEPERATION OF CHURCH AND
STATE
Facts:

This colony was the first to have a charter that stated
that no one would be punished for their religion.

71. RHODE ISLAND

72. THIS COLONY PASSED AN ACT
OF TOLERANCE IN 1649
Facts:

It was passed by the colonial assembly that
mandated religious toleration.

It helped show the government some religious
freedom and protected the rights of minority
military groups.

73. MARYLAND

74. THIS WAS THE SITE OF THE
HOMESTEAD STRIKE
Facts:

Labor confrontation that lasted for 143 days.

The company attempted to cut wages of skilled steel
workers and they decided to strike about it.

75. PENNSYLVANIA

76. MOST OF THE GADSDEN
PURCHASE IS IN THIS STATE
Facts:

James Gasden was responsible for this deal.

This agreement to buy a strip of land was created in
1853 so that a railroad line could be built to the Gulf
of California.

Only five years after the end of the Mexican
Cession.

77. ARIZONA

78. THIS STATE IS THE LOCATION
OF WOUNDED KNEE
Facts:

The Wounded Knee massacre was a battle on
December 29, 1890.

It was a fight between American Indians and
United States troops after there was news that
Sitting Bull, the Sioux chief, was killed.

79. SOUTH DAKOTA

80. THESE FOUR BORDER STATES
REMAINED LOYAL TO THE
UNION
Facts:

Two of them which were slave states never seceded.

The other two did not declare secession until after
the Battle of Fort Sumter.

81. ARKANSAS-DELAWARE-
MARYLAND-MISSOURI

82. SEWARD'S FOLLY REFERRED
TO THIS STATE
Facts:

Russia was interested in selling this state.

William H. Heward, secretary of state, wanted to
expand the United States.

The agreement was signed in March 1867 to make
this a state.

83. ALASKA

84. THIS WAS THE SITE OF THE
ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
Facts:

On December 7 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

No one knew that the Japanese were going to attack.

2,000 Americans had died.

85. HAWAII

86. THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
TOOK PLACE HERE
Facts:

General Robert E. Lee marched his army out of
Virginia and toward to Potomac River to invade
Maryland and this certain state.

The battle began on July 1st 1863 and lasted for three
days.

Deadliest battle of the Civil War.

87. PENNSYLVANIA

88. THE WEBSTER-ASHBURTON
TREATY ESTABLISHED THE
BORDER OF THIS EASTERN
STATE
Facts:

It was signed August 9, 1842 to settle the dispute
over the location of the border between the U.S. And
Canada.

It was signed by Daniel Webster and Alex Baring.

89. MAINE

90. TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE IS
LOCATED HERE
Facts:

Booker T. Washington arrived in this state and built
his school institute.

He wanted to train teachers to work in rural areas
and teach blacks.

91. ALABAMA

92. THE MEXICAN CESSION
INCLUDED ALL OF THESE FOUR
STATES
Facts:

It was a result of the Mexican-American war.

With the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Mexican
government gave away ½ of their land.

93. ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-NEVADA-
UTAH

94. THE AREA KNOWN AS WATTS IS
LOCATED IN A LARGE CITY IN
THIS STATE
Facts:

It was purchased by Charles H. Watts in 1886.

It is located on the Rancho La Tajuata Mexico land
grant.

It was sold off to small farms.

95. CALIFORNIA

96. THE POTAWATOMIE MASSACRE
TOOK PLACE HERE
Facts:

Murder of 5 men from a proslavery settlement
on Pottawatomie Creek.

It was led by John Brown.

97. MISSOURI

98. THIS STATE'S PROGRESSIVE
GOVERNOR MADE IT “THE
LABORATORY OF DEMOCRACY”
AND A MODEL FOR OTHERS
INTERESTED IN REFORM
Facts:
Robert La Follete, the governor did reforms that
broke the power of the party buses.

99. WISCONSIN

100. THE OREGON COMPROMISE SET
THE NORTHERN BORDER OF
THESE TWO STATES
Facts:

It was a treaty between the United States and the
United Kingdom.

The Oregon Compromise was an ongoing dispute
until the Treaty of 1846 which set the boundary at the
39th parallel.

101. IDAHO-WASHINGTON