Foundations
This 1776 document announced the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
This river splits the country in half while providing trade networks, agriculture water source, and connecting the north to the south.
Mississippi River
This war officially began at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
American Revolution
This constitutional principle divides power between the national and state governments.
Federalism
This future president served as a lieutenant colonel during the Spanish-American War with the Rough Riders.
Theodore Roosevelt
This Enlightenment thinker’s ideas about natural rights heavily influenced the Founders.
John Locke
This mountain range formed a major barrier to westward expansion in early America.
Appalachian Mountains
This event pushed the United States into World War II in 1941.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
List your two senators in Wisconsin.
Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson
This unusual Civil War unit from Wisconsin became famous for wearing black hats and fierce fighting.
The Iron Brigade
This compromise counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation purposes.
Three Fifths Compromise
This purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase- land purchased from France added most of the midwest and some southwest
This movement of the 1950s and 1960s sought equal rights for African Americans and inspired other groups to seek equality.
Civil Rights Movement
What is the magic number to win the presidency on election night?
270
What state was the first to grant women the right to vote in state elections in 1869.
Wyoming
This collection of essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay defended the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers
This trail carried thousands of settlers westward to the Pacific Northwest in the 1800s.
Oregon Trail
List the turning point of each of the following conflicts:
- American Revolution
- Civil War
- World War 2 (in Pacific or European Theaters)
- Civil War- Battle of Gettysburg
-WWII
- Pacific- Midway
- Europe- D- Day or Battle of Stalingrad
What two US presidents are known for serving two terms nonconsecutively?
Grover Cleveland
Donald Trump
This little-known 1814 battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Battle of Fort McHenry
What word was not mentioned in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution, but caused issues with natural rights during this time period?
List the four presidents engraved into Mount Rushmore. (last names are fine!)
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, T. Roosevelt
Who designed the current American flag?
A 17 year old named Robert G Heft for a school project. Eisenhower proclaimed it would be the new American flag to represent all 50 states.
List at least four amendments that improved voter access.
14th- Equal Protection Clause
15th- All men could vote
17th- Population could vote for senators
19th- Women's Right to vote
24th- Removal of poll taxes
26th- Moved voting age from 21 to 18
What is considered the oldest city in the United States?
St Augustine, FL which was established in 1565 by the Spanish