Revolutionary War
The "shot heard around the world" happened between these two cities.
What are Concord and Lexington?
The father of the USA.
Who is George Washington?
The first battle of the Civil War was fought here.
What is Fort Sumter?
This 16th president is credited with ending slavery and was nicknamed Honest Abe.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
An upholsterer by trade, she is credited with making the first American Flag.
Who is Betsy Ross?
This battle fought on a hill close to Boston was a victory for the British, but was considered a moral victory for the Colonists due to heavy losses on the British side.
What is Bunker Hill?
A founding member of the Federalist party and second president of the USA.
Who is John Adams?
This was the first state to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
Who is Obama?
She was the first female Secretary of State serving under President Clinton.
Who is Madeleine Albright?
During the battle at Monmouth, this general, second in command to Washington, defied orders and commanded his army to retreat.
Who is Charles Lee?
The famous quote, "Give me liberty or give me death!" is attributed to this founding father.
Who is Patrick Henry?
The site of a famous speech by President Lincoln, the battle fought here was also the bloodiest battle of the war with more than 51,000 casualties including 7,863 dead.
What is Gettysburg?
This president and author of the Declaration of Independence made the best real estate deal of all time and bought 828,000 square miles from France at a rate of $18 per square mile.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This first lady was credited with saving the classic portrait of George Washington when the British set fire to the White House in 1814.
Who is Dolley Madison?
Washington went to West Point to visit this general and name the fort after him. When he got there, the general had proven to be a traitor.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This founding father spent most of the war in France securing monetary and military support from the French government and was one of the most if not the most famous founding father at this time.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The Confederate capital was moved from Montgomery to this city in May, 1861,
What is Richmond, Virginia?
He is known as the father of the Constitution and was our 4th president.
Who is James Madison?
This woman who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement was born into a Quaker family and collect anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
This battle in 1781 where General Cornwallis surrendered the British Army is considered the final decisive battle of the Revolutionary war, although there were still battles and skirmishes through 1783.
What is Yorktown?
There were 75 Federalist Papers--5 written by John Jay, James Madison wrote 29, and Alexander Hamilton wrote 51. The Federalist Papers are the most widely used document to interpret the Constitution to this day. They were written for this purpose.
What is to defend the new US Constitution to the public?
The civil war ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to U.S. Grant at this Courthouse on April 9, 1865.
What is Appomattox?
Four US presidents were assassinated in office. We all know Lincoln and JFK were two of them. Name one of the other 2 presidents who were assassinated.
Who is James A. Garfield or William McKinley?
Who is Harriet Tubman?