America in the World
Politics and Power
Struggle for Equality
Expansion and Migration
Things that interest Joel Johnson
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When did U.S join WWII

1942

100

Who was the first U.S president

George Washington

100

This 1863 presidential proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

Emancipation Proclamation

100

What was the first English permanent settlement 

Jamestown

100

Who won Super Bowl MVP in 2025

Kenneth Walker

200

This 1823 policy stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land in the Americas would be viewed as acts of aggression

Monroe Doctrine

200

This 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of "judicial review."

Marbury Vs Madison

200

This 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted this group the right to vote.

Women

200

This 19th-century belief suggested that the U.S. was divinely ordained to expand across the continent.

Manifest Destiny

200

Who did the Steelers take in the 2022 NFL Draft

Kenneth Shane Pickett

300

This was the U.S. foreign policy strategy during the Cold War intended to stop the spread of communism

containment

300

These two first political parties emerged in the 1790s over disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson.

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

300

This 1896 Supreme Court case legalized "separate but equal" segregation.

Plessy vs Ferguson

300

This 1862 Act provided 160 acres of free public land to settlers who agreed to farm it for five years

Homestead Act

300

What two teams have the most super bowl wins

Steelers and Patriots

400

The Zimmermann Telegram helped push the U.S. into this global conflict

WWI

400

This period of socio-political reform (1890s–1920s) sought to address problems caused by industrialization and urbanization.

The Progressive Era

400

This 1954 landmark case overturned Plessy vs Ferguson and ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional

Brown vs Board of Education

400

This movement saw millions of African Americans move from the rural South to the urban North and West during the 20th century

The Great Migration

400

What is the highest selling Pokemon Card ever

Illusrtator Pikachu 16.5 million

500

This 1899 policy proposed that all nations should have equal opportunities to trade in China

The Open Door policy

500

This 1798 legislation, passed under John Adams, restricted the activities of foreign residents and limited freedom of speech.

Alien and Sedition

500

This 1848 convention is often cited as the formal start of the organized women's rights movement in the U.S.

Seneca Falls

500

Passed in 1887, this act aimed to Americanize Native Americans by breaking up reservations into individual land allotments.

The Dawes Act

500

When was the last time the Commanders beat the Steelers

December 7th, 2020

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