1600s
What was the name of the pilgrims ships?
the Mayflower
Where was the first Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia
What is the name of the theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth?
Fords Theatre
What year did the United States enter World War I?
1917
What person and organization are widely believed to be behind the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001?
Bin Laden and Al Qaeda
What was the name of the first American colony in the US?
Jamestown
What was the first governing document of the newly created United States, later replaced by the U.S. Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
Who led the first land expedition to the Pacific Coast?
Lewis and Clark
What was the year of the Black Tuesday stock market crash?
1929
What was the name of the hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005?
Hurricane Katrina
In what year was Jamestown founded?
1607
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
John Adams
What happened to President Andrew Johnson in 1868?
he was impeached from office
Two sets of fathers and sons have served as presidents. What are their names?
John Adams and John Quincy Adams/ George H.W. Bush and George W Bush
What state’s electoral votes ultimately decided the 2000 presidential election?
Florida
What is the oldest European-founded city in the United States?
St. Augustine
When did the Revolutionary War end?
1783
Who was the shortest-serving United States president?
William Henry Harrison
What was the first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal use?
California in 1996
Which oil company’s rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and countless species of wildlife?
British Petroleum (bp
What five countries formed colonies that would later become part of the United States territory?
France, England, Russia, the Netherlands, and Spain
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
Who was the first president to declare war?
James Madison
Which law ended the application of Jim Crow laws and reversed the Supreme Court’s “separate but equal” decision made in Plessy v. Ferguson?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What year did Apple Computer introduce the first iPod?
2001