Presidents
Who was the nation's first president?
George Washington
What was the first war fought by the colonists?
French-Indian War
Who facilitated the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
How many original colonies were there?
13
The Declaration of Independence declared Americans have the right to Life, Liberty, and ...?
The pursuit of happiness
Who built the Panama Canal?
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
What was the war that won America's independence?
The American Revolution
Who said "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!"
Patrick Henry
Where did rebellious colonists move to after the French-Indian War?
West of the Appalachian Mountains / Ohio River Valley
Articles of Confederation
Who got elected FOUR times?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
What war did America join in 1917?
World War 1
Who signed the Declaration of Independence first?
John Hancock
What do we call the transaction when Napoleon sold French territory to America in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
Brown vs. Board of Education banned what?
Segregation in schools
Who ended the Cold War?
George H.W. Bush / George Bush Sr.
What war did America join after Pearl Harbor?
World War 2
Who wrote 51 essays in the Federalist Papers?
Alexander Hamilton
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) gave America what piece of land?
Mexico / Mexican Cession / Southwest + California
The 19th amendment (1919) did what?
Gave women the right to vote
Who appealed to "New Right" conservatives in 1980?
Ronald Reagan
Which 2 wars were fought to prevent the spread of communism?
Korean War, Vietnam War
Who defended the Boston Massacre British soldiers in court?
John Adams
Pacific Rim / Pacific Ocean islands / Hawaii + Cuba + Philippines + Puerto Rico
How old must you be to run for president?
35