Presidents
This President issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This patriot warned that the British were coming during his famous midnight ride in April 1775.
Who is Paul Revere?
In 1803, the United States doubled in size by purchasing this vast territory from France.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
He served four terms as President, more than any other person in U.S. history.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This Virginian proclaimed, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" in a speech to the Virginia Convention.
Who is Patrick Henry?
This territory became the first state admitted from the Louisiana Purchase in 1812.
What is Louisiana?
This compromise counted enslaved persons as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation and taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
He was the first Presidential candidate to be assassinated.
Who is Joseph Smith?
He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This phrase described the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
There are strict age requirements to hold federal office; a Senator must be at least 30, and a President must be at least this age.
What is 35?
He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence and be President of the United States.
Who is John Adams?
This elder statesman famously said, "Join, or Die," in a cartoon urging colonial unity.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
In 1959 this state became the 50th and most recent state.
What is Hawaii?
Ratified in 1913, this amendment authorized Congress to levy a federal income tax (lame).
What is the 16th Amendment?
He was the youngest person ever elected president.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
He is credited with drafting the Virginia Plan, which heavily influenced the structure of the U.S. Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
his doctrine, announced in 1823, warned European powers against further colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Approximatley how many months was the constitutional convention?
What is 3-4 months?
In what year did Washington DC become the Capital of the US.
Bonus: What was the first city served as the capital?
What is 1800?
What is New York City?