Founding America and independence
What was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?
Jamestown
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What conflict broke out between the United States and Great Britain in the early nineteenth century?
The War of 1812
Which US president signed the Indian Removal Act into law?
Andrew Jackson
What was the costliest and bloodiest battle of the American Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What 1773 protest involved colonists dumping tea shipments into the harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
What is the official residence and workplace of the US president?
The White House
What famous 1803 land deal with France roughly doubled the geographic size of the country?
The Lousiana Purchase
What were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Lexington
Which president led the country through the Civil War?
Abroham Lincon
Who served as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which of the early founding fathers is featured on the current one-hundred-dollar bill?
Benjemin Franklin
What surprise military attack brought the nation into World War II?
The Japenese Attack
Which group of English settlers arrived in the New World in 1620 seeking religious freedom?
The Pilgrims
What executive declaration stated that all enslaved people within Confederate territory were free?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What document governed the states before the adoption of the U.S. Constitution?
The Articles of confederation
Who became the first person to walk on the moon in 1969?
Neil Armstrong
What 1783 agreement officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris