Presidential Phrases
Supreme Court Cases
Rebels with a cause
Female Figures
Name That Famous Face
100
Who said "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"
Who Is John F. Kennedy?
100
This 1803 case established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
100
This 1786 Massachusetts farmers' uprising exposed the structural weaknesses of the national government.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
100
The most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, risking her life to guide enslaved people to freedom.
who is Harriet Tubman?
100
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
200
Who said "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
This 1954 case ruled that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
200
This 1676 Virginia rebellion pitted frontier settlers against Governor Berkeley's government.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
200
She famously wrote to her husband at the Continental Congress, urging him to "remember the ladies" when drafting new laws.
Who is Abigail Adams?
200
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
300
Who said "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far"
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
300
In this 1857 case, The Court ruled that enslaved people were not citizens and could not sue in federal court. It also declared that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
300
He led a failed 1859 raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry.
Who was John Brown?
300
Challenged Puritan religious doctrine in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, leading to her banishment and the founding of Rhode Island.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
300
Hint: Black journalist and activist, lead a fearless anti-lynching campaign.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
400
"It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world."
Who is George Washington?
400
Andrew Jackson famously ignored this 1832 ruling protecting Cherokee sovereignty.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
400
A coordinated uprising Pueblo Native Americans in New Mexico against oppressive Spanish colonizers. They expelled the Spanish from the region for over a decade.
What is the Pueblo Revolt?
400
A pivotal character in the women's suffrage movement who relentlessly campaigned for the constitutional right to vote.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
400
Hint: Known as the "Great Compromiser"
Who is Henry Clay?
500
Who said "The American continents... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers."
Who is James Monroe
500
This 1819 case ruled that states cannot tax federal entities like the National Bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
500
An alliance of Native American tribes in the Ohio River Valley attacked British forts and settlements after the French and Indian War.
What is the Pontiac's Rebellion?
500
Founded Hull House in Chicago to assist the poor and immigrants, championing the settlement house movement and urban social reform.
Who was Jane Addams?
500
Hint: Auhtor
Who is Thomas Paine?