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The Declaration of Independence was written in this year.
What is 1776?
This man was born in a humble log cabin, but rose to greatness as a polictician. One of his most famous speeches was called the Gettysburg Address.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This peninsula location is where the British finally surrendered to the combined force of Fench and Americans under the command of General George Washington.
What is Yorktown?
This famous general, known by his nickname "Ike", would later go on to become a U.S. President.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
The great depression began with the Stock Market crash in this year.
What is 1929?
This year marked the end of the Civil War.
What is 1865?
Known as the "Father of His Country", this famous man was also an excellent horseman and the owner of a large farm called Mount Vernon.
Who is George Washington?
The U.S. capital was first place in this famous city, before being moved multiple times and ending up in Washington, D.C.
What is New York City?
This famous island was the site of a famous battle in which U.S. marines, after finally taking the high ground, planted a U.S. flag. The scene is memorialized in a massive statue in Washington, D.C.
What is Iwo Jima?
The first airplane took off in North Carolina in 1903 piloted by these now famous bicyle makers.
Who are Orville and Wilbur Wright?
The Americans became the first and only country to land a man on the moon when Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar lander in what year?
What is 1969?
This woman, born on January 1, 1752 is credited with making the first American flag.
Who is Betsy Ross?
This southern fort is reportedly where the first shot of the civil war was fired, when Confederate forces attempted to destroy the U.S. garrison.
What is Fort Sumter?
What is a convoy?
The decade before the great depression was a time of prosperity and partying and was named apprpriately.
What is the Roaring 20s?
During the war named for this year, the United State defeated Britain for the second time.
What is the War of 1812?
As the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, this man greatly expanded the bureaucracy of the U.S. Government and was relied upon heavily by George Washington to write speeches.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
President George H. W. Bush made frequent trips to his personal retreat on the rock coast of this state.
What is Maine?
This dictator joined with Hitler, bringing Italy into World War II on the side of the axis powers.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
In 1907 Presdient Theodore Roosevelt sent a fleet of battleships, now known by this moniker related to their hull color, on a 43,000 mile world tour as a show of American military power.
What is the Great White Fleet?
The Spanish American War, took place during the Presidency of William McKinley in this year.
What is 1898?
This petchulant General, disgruntled due to his longstanding injuries and lack of promotion conspired to hand over West Point to the british.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This state was the home of gold rush of the late 1800s.
What is California?
This famous raid, was conducted by stripping gear off of U.S. B-25 bomber aircraft and then launching them off the tiny runway of an aircraft carrier to strike at the heart of Japan.
What is Dolittle's Raid?
This doomed international organization was created following World War I, it ultimately failed, but many of its intended functions are now handled by the United Nations.
What was the League of Nations?