American history game

Malte279 · **Reply #20 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:58:36 PM

Please name two presidents who were wounded but not killed or mortally wounded during assassination attempts.

Petrie · **Reply #21 on:** December 06, 2004, 04:08:39 PM

Theodore Roosevelt is one, but I don't know of another one.

Malte279 · **Reply #22 on:** December 06, 2004, 04:13:12 PM

Theodore Roosevelt is correct. The other one is much more recent a president.

Nick22 · **Reply #23 on:** December 06, 2004, 05:08:07 PM

That would be Ronald Reagan, Malte.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #24 on:** December 06, 2004, 05:56:36 PM

Right. Arvens and Nick both got one of the two, so either of them who has a US history question in mind is welcome to post it.

Nick22 · **Reply #25 on:** December 06, 2004, 07:33:12 PM

Which president added the most territory to the US?
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #26 on:** December 06, 2004, 07:54:38 PM

Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase. :-) I knew it wasn't Alaska because William Seward never was president.

Nick22 · **Reply #27 on:** December 06, 2004, 08:14:22 PM

No. Jefferson was #2 on that list. Alaska was purchased in the Johnson administration , which made him #3(663247miles of territory, vs, Jefferson's 828000). There are 8 presidents during whose terms the US expanded.
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #28 on:** December 07, 2004, 09:32:05 AM

Oops.

Give another question since I didn't get it right, but the answer has already been given.

Nick22 · **Reply #29 on:** December 07, 2004, 09:42:35 AM

Nobody has given the right answer yet Arvens. You can try again if you want.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #30 on:** December 07, 2004, 05:33:31 PM

James K. Polk?
I'm not sure if he really added more territory to the US states than any other president, but he sure was an expansionist. During his presidency from 1845 to 1849 He claimed Oregon for the United States from Great Britain and after the war with Mexico (1846-1848). He claimed huge regions from Mexico which include today's states California, New Mexico, Arizona

Nick22 · **Reply #31 on:** December 07, 2004, 05:48:01 PM

Polk is right. With Texas(268000 miles) and the Mexican Cessation, he added more territory( over 1000000 miles of territory) than any other president.
Here are the 8 presidents:
1. Polk(Mexican Cessation, Texas)
2. Jefferson(Louisiana Purchase)
3. Johnson(Alaska, Midway islands)
4. Madison(Florida)
5. Tyler(Northern Maine)
6. Filmore(Gadsen Purchase)
7. McKinley(Puerto Rico, Guam
8.Wilson(US Virgin Islands)
Your turn Malte.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #32 on:** December 07, 2004, 06:07:47 PM

The major battle of one American war was fought weeks AFTER that war had officially been ended! Which war and which battle am I talking about?

Petrie · **Reply #33 on:** December 07, 2004, 11:22:23 PM

I'd like to say the War of 1812 against the British but I'm only speculating on this one... :unsure:

Malte279 · **Reply #34 on:** December 08, 2004, 03:57:06 AM

The war is right, now just name the battle and you'll get this one.

Petrie · **Reply #35 on:** December 08, 2004, 09:38:15 AM

*shakes head* I'm no war expert.

Like I said, I took a guess on that one, and made a pretty good guess...but I know nothing of the actual battles themselves.

Threehorn · **Reply #36 on:** December 08, 2004, 09:47:38 AM

Madison's War or Second Revloation. the war of 1812 is called.

-Threehorn

Nick22 · **Reply #37 on:** December 08, 2004, 09:57:28 AM

The Battle of New Orleans is the name of the battle. 2000 British were killed in the battle, only 8 Americans died. The Treaty of Ghennt had been signed over a month before the battle, but word did not reach America until after the battle, so that it seemed that the British gave in after the battle of New Orleans.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #38 on:** December 08, 2004, 01:02:00 PM

Hi!
Arvens and Nick, you both provided half of the answer. Either of you may come up with the next question.

Nick22 · **Reply #39 on:** December 08, 2004, 01:21:46 PM

What island did the US try to buy from Spain in the 1850's?
Nick