American Revolution
Signed on July 4, 1776, this historic document formally announced the 13 colonies' separation from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This massive copper statue, gifted by France in 1886, welcomes visitors into New York Harbor.
Statue of Liberty
It is the largest U.S. state by landmass, bought from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million.
Alaska
This 16th president guided the country through the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
She famously refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955, sparking a city-wide boycott.
Rosa Parks
This Virginian general led the Continental Army and later became the first President of the United States.
George Washington
Known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park," he holds over 1,000 patents, including the incandescent light bulb and phonograph.
Thomas Edison
this mid-Atlantic state was the first to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1787, earning it the nickname "The First State"
Delaware
She famously saved a portrait of George Washington from the White House before British troops burned it during the War of 1812.
Dolley Madison (or wife of President James Madison for half points)
Ratified in 1920, this constitutional amendment granted American women the right to vote.
19th amendment
This silversmith famously rode through Massachusetts on April 18, 1775, to warn that the British regular army was marching.
Paul Revere
In 1903, these two brothers achieved the first sustained, controlled flight of a powered aircraft in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
The Wright Brothers (or Orville and Wilbur)
This iconic suspension bridge spans a one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean
The Golden Gate Bridge
He is the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms, leading the nation through the Great Depression and World War II
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This civil rights leader delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington in 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This crucial 1777 battle in New York is widely considered the turning point of the war because it convinced France to support the Americans.
This Apollo 11 astronaut became the first person to walk on the moon in 1969, declaring it "one small step for man."
Neil Armstrong
This state is the most recent to join the USA, officially becoming the 50th state in August 1959.
Hawaii
Serving as First Lady from 1933 to 1945, she reshaped the role by being a prominent civil rights advocate and holding press conferences.
Born into slavery, this legendary "conductor" of the Underground Railroad guided dozens of enslaved people to freedom
Harriet Tubman
Thomas Paine published this highly influential 47-page pamphlet in January 1776, advocating independence for the common people.
Common Sense
Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, this machine revolutionized the Southern economy by automated removal of seeds from fibers.
Carved into the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore features the faces of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and this president
Theodore Roosevelt
On July 4, 1826—exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence—this 2nd president died, hours after Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
This 1848 convention in New York is widely considered the launchpad for the organized women's rights movement in America.
Seneca Falls Convention