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American Mile History Scavenger Hunt Veterans Park 3101 Harvey Road College Station, Texas 1776-1836 1. The Declaration of Independence was approved on ___________________, 1776. The
United States of America was born on that day. 2. In 1787, the Constitution was approved at Philadelphia by ______ state delegates. 3. In ___________ , the U.S. bought the Louisiana
Territory from France. 4. Stephen F. Austin brought ____________ families to settle in Texas in 1819. 5. In 1827, the first ________________________ was celebrated in New Orleans. 1837-1900
6. In _____________, the first baseball game was held in Cooperstown, NY. 7. On ___________________________ in 1845, Texas became a state. 8. In _____________, John Brown raided the
Federal Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry. 9. In 1869, the ____________________________ was driven in Utah to complete the first East coast to West coast railroad.
AMHSH 2 1901-1950 10. In ____________, the Wright brothers flew the first power-driven plane. 11. In 1913, how many amendments were added to the Constitution? _______ 12. The first Macy’s
Thanksgiving parade was held in New York in ___________. 13. At the __________________ Olympics in 1936, Jesse Owens shattered the sprint records. 14. In ___________, the first College
Station City Hall opened on Church Street. 1951-2007 15. In ___________, Dwight Eisenhower became the 1st Texas-born President. 16. ___________________________ became the 50th state
in 1959. 17. In 1971, the ___________amendment gave voting rights to 18-year-olds. 18. In _____________, Post Oak Mall opened in College Station. 19. In 1998, the oldest person to fly
in space was _______________________. 20. An earthquake that killed 80,000 occurred in ________________________. You’re finished! Name _____________________________ Grade ___________
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