1600s
This group of people sailed on the Mayflower and founded Plymouth Colony in 1620.
Who are the Pilgrims?
In 1776, this important document declared that the American colonies were free from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
He wrote the famous poem that inspired the national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” during the War of 1812.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
In 1969, astronauts landed on this place for the first time, with Neil Armstrong saying, “One small step for man…”
What is the moon?
In 2001, this city was attacked on September 11, leading to major changes in U.S. security.
What is New York?
The first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607, was called this.
What is Jamestown?
This war between the American colonies and Britain lasted from 1775 to 1783.
What is the American Revolutionary War?
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States by buying land from France.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This famous woman fought for African American civil rights and refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.
Who was Rosa Parks?
He became the first African American president of the United States in 2009.
Who is Barack Obama?
This cash crop helped Jamestown grow rich and was first planted by John Rolfe.
What is tobacco?
He was the general of the American army during the Revolutionary War and later became the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
She helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad and was called the “Moses of her people.”
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This event on December 7, 1941, led the United States to enter World War II.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This natural disaster in 2005 caused massive flooding and damage in New Orleans.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This famous 1621 event is remembered as the first Thanksgiving, when Pilgrims and Native Americans shared a feast.
What is the first Thanksgiving?
In 1787, leaders met in Philadelphia to write this important set of rules for the new United States.
What is the Constitution?
This war lasted from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern states (Union) and Southern states (Confederacy).
What is the Civil War?
This war took place in Southeast Asia from the 1950s to the 1970s and involved the U.S. helping South Vietnam.
What is the Vietnam War?
Charlie Kirk was known for supporting this former U.S. president, especially during the 2024 election.
Who is Donald Trump?
The Pilgrims’ ship that brought them to America in 1620 was called this.
What is the Mayflower?
This famous rider in 1775 warned the colonists that the British were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
He was the president during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The leader of Germany during World War II, who America fought against, was this man.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
This disease caused a global pandemic starting in 2020, changing schools, travel, and daily life.
What is COVID-19?