Who led his men through the winter at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War?
100
Sam Houston
Who was the general that led the Texans to victory at San Jacinto?
100
1776
What was the year of our country's Independence?
100
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the US President during the Civil War?
100
Checks and Balances
What system in the Constitution established separation of powers between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of government?
200
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the document that said, “Whenever any government becomes destructive to these ends [protecting people’s natural rights] it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it.”?
200
Christopher Columbus
Who had his voyage backed by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
200
1860
What year was Lincoln was elected President?
200
Abolitionists
Who wanted to end and abolish slavery?
200
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
What act resulted in all of the following:
a. A substantial free labor population in Nebraska
b. Two capital cities in Kansas
c. Various conflicts (often violent) in Kansas
300
Declaration of Independence
What was the document that announced American colonists freedom from Great Britain?
300
John Smith
Who helped save Jamestown from starvation?
300
1607
When was Jamestown founded?
300
Jefferson Davis
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
300
Missouri Compromise
What act in 1820 led to the formation of the great state of Maine?
400
Alexander Hamilton
Who was an author of the Federalist papers and became a leader in the Federalist Party?
400
Francis Scott Key
Who was a witness to the Battle of Fort McHenry and wrote the words to the Star Spangled Banner?
400
1619
When were slaves first brought to the New World?
400
Dred Scott
Who was the slave that was required to return to his master in an historic 1857 Supreme Court decision?
400
The Compromise of 1850
What act included:
a. The Fugitive Slave Law
b. California is added to the union as a free state
c. Slave trade is banned from D.C.
500
Articles of Confederation
What was the first American Constitution and governed the country from 1781 until 1789 called?
500
Jefferson Davis
Who was called the “Hero of Buena Vista?”
500
1783
What year did the Revolutionary War end?
500
Gettysburg
What was the famous battle where Robert E. Lee suffered his first major defeat?
500
3/5th Compromise
What compromise was the only place the concept of how to count slaves is referenced in the Constitution?