The document by the Second Continental Congress that broke all ties with the American colonies and Britain through a list of grievances toward the parliamentary monarchy; resulted in a war for independence in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
The location of the three governmental branches of the United States and the home of the President.
What is Washington D.C.?
100
The famous colonial who rode on horseback through the towns of Massachusetts, warning "The British are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
100
The first ten amendments of the United States Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
The bloodiest war in US history; fought over slavery, states rights, etc.
What is The Civil War?
200
November 11, 1620; the first written framework of government that acted as inspiration for the United States Constitution by English colonists.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
200
The capital of a southern state, meaning "red stick" in French.
What is Baton Rouge?
200
The creation that Betsy Ross was credited for in 1776.
What is the first American flag?
200
"The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
What is the second amendment?
200
The location of the first battle of the American Revolution and the first military engagement between the American colonies and Great Britain.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
300
A proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln as the official release of all slaves in the United States to be free, in 1863.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
300
The 1837–1839 capital of the Republic of Texas, before Austin.
What is Houston?
300
The first casualty of the Boston Massacre in 1790, of African and Native American descent.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
300
The thirteenth amendment of the United States ratified on December 6, 1865, after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
What is the abolition of slavery?
300
The acquisition of a piece of land that ultimately doubled United States territory in 1803, from Napoleon Bonaparte.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
400
January 27, 1880, a paper received as a historical patent for a lamp that paved the way for the universal, domestic use of the electric light.
What is Thomas Edison's patent application for the lightbulb?
400
The capital of North Dakota, named after a nineteenth century German Chancellor.
What is Bismarck? (Otto von Bismarck)
400
A Polish-born businessman and political financial broker who immigrated to New York and acted as the primary financer to the United States in the American Revolution against Britain.
Who is Haym Solomon?
400
The process of accepting bills by three-fourths of the states in America.
What is the Ratification of Constitutional Amendments?
400
A surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base, leading the US to enter a particular war.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
500
A German message sent in 1917 to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States; this inflamed American citizens and convinced the American Congress to declare war on Germany.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
500
A special news correspondent hired by the Sacramento Union newspaper in 1866, reporting on the city during its old west days.
Who is Mark Twain?
500
The President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress and a Paymaster General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution; the husband of a playwright and poet named Mercy who used her literature to promote patriotism in the United States during the revolution.
Who is James Warren?
500
Prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. It is the most recent amendment that was originally proposed for the original Bill of Rights, but was not ratified.
What is the 27th Amendment?
500
The location of the accident in Pennsylvania at an explosive nuclear power plant, in 1979.