American history game

Malte279 · **Reply #80 on:** December 14, 2004, 07:50:57 AM

That's perfectly right Nick. The flag we are talking about was the one that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore. It inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The star Sprangled Banner" when he saw the flag still there after the British bombardement of the Fort in the war of 1812.
Your turn.

Nick22 · **Reply #81 on:** December 14, 2004, 10:00:27 AM

The flag is enormous, I saw it when I visited the Smithsonian. The people at the Smithsonian are currently restoring the flag, resewing threads and stars etc. There is one star missing, and a good deal of thread is missing too.
Nick

Nick22 · **Reply #82 on:** December 14, 2004, 04:27:57 PM

Here's a question for you Malte. When was the last part of the contagous US acquired?
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #83 on:** December 14, 2004, 04:57:02 PM

Are you refering to territory that is an actual state or to territory that belongs to the US without statehood?

Nick22 · **Reply #84 on:** December 14, 2004, 05:15:13 PM

Territory that later became part of a state.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #85 on:** December 14, 2004, 05:37:06 PM

part of a state? So it was added to an existing state? My first guess would be that it was one of the Hawaiian islands, but I would be surprised if this was correct.

Nick22 · **Reply #86 on:** December 14, 2004, 05:39:53 PM

No, the Hawaiian islands are not the place.
nick

Petrie · **Reply #87 on:** December 15, 2004, 10:58:56 AM

I'm guessing when Nick says "contagous" he means the last part of the "lower 48" since they're all connected.

I'm going to take a nice stab at it since I'm positive I have this right (without looking at anything) - it would be the area near North Dakota and Minnesota that we acquired from Great Britain in the 1870s.

Nick22 · **Reply #88 on:** December 15, 2004, 11:02:00 AM

In my history book, that area was acquired in 1818. So that's not the one.
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #89 on:** December 15, 2004, 11:04:57 AM

If that's wrong, then it was the Gadescen Purchase (area around New Mexico and Arizona) in the 1850s. There were only two places in the US that I could think of that would fit the bill.

Nick22 · **Reply #90 on:** December 15, 2004, 11:06:31 AM

The Gadsen Purchase is correct, we acquired it in 1853 for $10 million and it became part of Arizona. Your turn Arvens.
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #91 on:** December 15, 2004, 11:11:11 AM

Ack, sorry for the horrible spelling there.

Slaves were freed from their bondage when Union President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation into law and it took effect on January 1, 1863. True or false? (you'll need to explain your answer)

Nick22 · **Reply #92 on:** December 15, 2004, 11:20:59 AM

False, since it only freed the slaves that were in area that were in rebellion against the Union(the South). It was a symbolic blow, since Lincoln had no power in those areas to enforce his decison. It did not address the slaves in the loyal slave-holding states.
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #93 on:** December 16, 2004, 08:09:58 AM

Trick questions...you actually have no idea how long they kept teaching that the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery. :blink: Try 13th Amendment.

Some teachers....

Your up Nick.

Nick22 · **Reply #94 on:** December 16, 2004, 12:12:27 PM

How many electoral votes were in dispute in the 1876 election?
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #95 on:** December 16, 2004, 01:13:11 PM

I think it was one or two votes....very small number...

Nick22 · **Reply #96 on:** December 16, 2004, 01:29:34 PM

No. It was more than 1 or 2.
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #97 on:** December 16, 2004, 10:29:52 PM

If my mind serves me correctly, it isn't a large number.

Nick22 · **Reply #98 on:** December 17, 2004, 09:52:41 AM

Historically speaking the number was very large.
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #99 on:** December 18, 2004, 10:35:26 AM

But less than 100....