Founding Era
The Constitution was signed in this city
Where is Philadelphia?
The minimum age to run for president is this.
What is 35?
This is the year America declared independance.
When is 1776?
This president led the United States through most of the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
America was gifted the Statue of Liberty by this country.
What is France?
This protest involved colonists dressing as Native Americans.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is the 1st amendment?
This surprise attack pulled the U.S. into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This president served four terms.
Who is FDR?
This city is the home of the Liberty Bell.
Where is Philadelphia?
The first ten amendments are collectively known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Senators serve terms lasting this many years.
What is six years?
This 1848 discovery in California triggered a massive migration westward in search of fortune.
What is the Gold Rush?
This president ordered the U.S. military raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011.
These three presidents are carved in Mt. Rushmore.
Who are Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln?
The Constitution was signed in this year.
When is 1787?
This power allows the president to reject legislation passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
When is 1969?
This president survived an assassination attempt in 1981.
Who is Ronald Regan
This group of essays, written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, defended the U.S. Constitution and explained how the new government would work.
What are the Federalist Papers?
The founder who famously said: "Give me liberty, or give me death"
Who is Patrick Henry?
The minimum age required to serve in the U.S. Senate.
What is 30?
This Cold War standoff in 1962 brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This president oversaw the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This American city is home to the first skyscraper, built in 1885, and helped pioneer modern urban architecture.
Where is Chicago, IL?