European Settlement
The man who sailed across the sea blue to discover the Americas in 1492.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
The man who led the Thirteen Colonies through a costly war, and went on to become the first president of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
The name of the abolitionist president that was elected in 1860 and was the breaking point for the Southern states' secession from the Union.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The naval base in Hawaii that was ambushed by Japanese forces and led to the United States' entry into World War II on December 7th, 1941.
What is Pearl Harbor?
The name of the attacks that was directed by al-Queda on the World Trade Centre in 2001.
What were the 9/11 attacks?
The ship that the Pilgrims used to sail to North America for religious freedom.
What was the Mayflower?
The document written and signed by many delegates to separate the United States from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The bloodiest battle of the American Civil War that ended the high tide of the Confederate forces.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
The crisis that occurred when the stock market crashed in 1929, affecting many other nations, and often referred to as the worst economic crisis in American history.
What was the Great Depression?
The name of the president that signified change for the United States when he was elected in 2008.
Who is Barack Obama?
The place where the very first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621.
What is Plymouth?
The event that was known as the breaking point that started the American Revolution.
What was "The Shot Heard Round the World"?
The name of the land that Thomas Jefferson purchased from Napoleon Bonaparte for $15 million in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States.
What was the Louisiana Territory?
The war that was fought by the United States to stop the Soviet Union from spreading the influence of Communism.
What was the Cold War?
The name of the country that the United States is providing support to because of Russia's attacks.
What is Ukraine?
The first settlement established by the English in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
The man who is considered the "Father of the Constitution".
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
The war that made the United States an Imperial Power after the U.S.S Maine was sunk in 1891.
What was the Spanish-American War?
The shuttle that Neil Armstrong used and commanded in 1969 to be the first human to walk on the moon.
What was the Apollo 11?
The name of Donald Trump's presidential opponent for the 2016 Election.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
The war that went from 1675-1678 and is also known as the first Indian War.
What was King Philip's War?
The act that the Parliament of Great Britain created after the Americans' role in the Boston Tea Party.
What were The Intolerable Acts?
The man who was responsible for assassinating Abraham Lincoln and killed during a manhunt.
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
The names of the atomic bombs that was dropped onto Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945.(Must name both for full points)
What were Little Boy and Fat Man?
The name of the place where a school shooting taking 26 lives made president Barack Obama shed tears on camera.
What was the Sandy Hook School Shooting?