Our Presidents
Who was the 2nd POTUS and the only one of the first five not from Virginia?
John Adams
This founder served as commander of Continental forces during the American Revolution--his service would later propel him to the newly established office of President of the United States.
George Washington
What is an amendment?
A change, addition, or fix to the constitution--IT IS NOT A LAW!!
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
This "fire and brimstone" abolitionist led a raid on Harper's Ferry hoping to start a slave insurrection in 1859.
John Brown
Who was our 7th POTUS?
Hint: his nickname was "Old Hickory."
Andrew Jackson
This founder was selected to be the first Secretary of the Treasury. His financial plans helped get us out of debt after the Revolutionary War.
Alexander Hamilton
27
What caused the first southern state to secede from the Union?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as POTUS
This man's invention made the processing of cotton faster which required more slaves. Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Who was our 4th POTUS--also known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
Which U.S. founder served as a diplomat to Paris during the American Revolution. He also authored Poor Richard's Almanac.
Benjamin Franklin
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
How many states would eventually secede?
11
Name the compromise that admitted California as a free state and allowed New Mexico and Utah to decide the issue of slavery by popular sovereignty.
The Compromise of 1850
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Which POTUS is best known for establishing a doctrine which prevented European countries from furthering their empires in the Western Hemisphere?
James Monroe
This founder served as the defense attorney for the British soldiers who were accused of firing into a crowd of Boston colonists on March 5, 1770 (he later became POTUS).
John Adams
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women's rights/civil rights.
Who was named President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
This proviso would have outlawed slavery in any territory gained from Mexico after the Mexican-American war--but it wasn't ratified.
The Wilmot Proviso
This POTUS served 2 terms (1801-1809) and his plantation home in Virginia was called Monticello.
Thomas Jefferson
This founder served as the first Chief Justice of our Supreme Court and was one of writers of The Federalist Papers (Hint: not Alexander Hamilton or James Madison but..):
John Jay
Name AT LEAST 2 U.S. territories:
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and/or Guam
What was the name of the South Carolina fort fired upon by Confederate forces on April 12, 1861?
Ft. Sumter
Which senator from Illinois proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglas