Vive La Revolution
This political protest involved dumping 342 chests of British East India Company tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This city is home to the Liberty Bell, and is often considered the fledgling nation's first capital.
What is Philadephia?
Established in the 1830s, this became a well-established route to travel from Missouri in the east to the Pacific Northwest. During the decade, more than 400,000 people made the journey along this route.
What is the Oregon Trail?
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
Who was President John F. Kennedy?
This President has won not one, but two grammy awards for their work on spoken word audiobooks.
Who was President Barack Obama?
King George is said to have spoken, "If he did [that], he would be the greatest man in the world" about this famous leader.
Who is George Washington?
Ratified on December 15, 1791, this document was a compromise to anti-Federalists who opposed the Constitution worrying that it would strip away fundamental individual rights.
What are the Bill of Rights?
This event in the 19th century destroyed precious artifacts at Wood's Museum, including Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, early portraits of Lincoln, and much of the papyrus owned by Joseph Smith.
What is the Chicago Fire of 1871?
This person was instrumental in the ratifying of the 19th amendment which greatly expanded gender equality in the United States. She also worked to abolish slavery, and was the first real woman depicted on a US coin.
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
What is the 14th amendment?
Adopted in 1777 and effective in 1781, these documents served as the first U.S. constitution but created a weak central government that was later replaced by the Constitution in 1789.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This collection of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay were written to promote the ratification of the Constitution and spells out in great detail the thinking of the drafters of that document.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This Native American woman, traveling with her son nicknamed "Pomp," played a critical role in the success of Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West.
Who was Sacajawea?
This law was ratified in 1919 and prohibited the use of alcohol in the United States.
What is the 19th amendment?
Decided by a slim 5 - 4 vote, this Supreme Court decision determined who would be the President of the United States.
What was Bush v. Gore?
Fought on April 19, 1775, in Massachusetts, this was the first military clash between British soldiers (Redcoats) and colonial militiamen. It is famously called the "shot heard round the world."
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This Massachusetts governor was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence and likely guaranteed the ratification of the US Constitution when he proposed adding nine additional amendments.
Who is John Hancock?
This infamous 7 - 2 1857 Supreme Court case ruled that Americans of African descent could not be citizens, and that the Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in federal territories leading to the creation of the Republican Party, Lincoln's election, and the American Civil War.
What is the Dred Scott Decision?
This man famously stated, “I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot—but it takes more than that to kill a bull moose.”
Who is President Theodore Roosevelt?
This is the only US President to win a Master of Business Administration.
Who was George W. Bush?
This man won over the French public and monarchy, successfully negotiating the Treaty of Alliance in 1778, which brought vital French troops, naval fleets, and funding to the Continental Army.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This uprising from 1786–1787 involved farmers who called themselves Regulators attempting to seize courthouses to stop foreclosure and attempting to seize the federal arsenal. It convinced many that a stronger federal government was needed and helped lead to the Constitution.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
He was the 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and through the Marbury v. Madison (1803) case, which officially established the Court's power of judicial review.
Who is Chief Justice John Marshall?
This President changed the name of the presidential retreat from "Shangri-la" to "Camp David" stating that Shangri-la was "Just a little too fancy for a Kansas farm boy."
This public figure started a recent debate when he reported that New York City was the nation's first capital?
Who is Zohran Mamdani?