Founding the U.S.
This document declared independence from Britain in 1776.
Declaration of Independence
He was the first U.S. president.
George Washington
This battle is often considered the turning point of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
The U.S. entered World War II after this 1941 attack.
Pearl Harbor
This 1803 land deal doubled the size of the U.S.
Louisiana Purchase
He is known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
James Madison
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
This Confederate general led the Army of Northern Virginia.
Robert E. Lee
The Cold War rivalry was mainly between the U.S. and this country.
Soviet Union
The journey of pioneers to Oregon followed this famous trail.
Oregon Trai
This compromise created a two-house Congress.
Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
He led the U.S. through most of World War II.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This 1863 speech by Lincoln honored fallen soldiers in Pennsylvania.
Gettysburg Address
This 1969 mission landed the first humans on the Moon.
Apollo 11
This belief held that the U.S. was destined to expand westward.
Manifest Destiny
This city hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Philadelphia
This president resigned during the Watergate scandal.
Richard Nixon
The Civil War began in 1861 when Confederate forces fired on this fort.
Fort Sumter
This program of economic reforms was launched by FDR during the Great Depression.
New Deal
The 1849 gold rush began in this state.
California
This series of essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay argued for ratifying the Constitution.
Federalist Papers
This president served four terms, the most in U.S. history.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This Union general later became the 18th President of the United States.
Ulysses S. Grant
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
This 1898 war helped the U.S. gain territories like Puerto Rico and Guam.
Spanish-American War