Happy Birthday, USA!
This is the war where we fought the British for our independence.
What is the Revolutionary War?
This is the year that Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
What is 1492?
Taking place in Massachusetts, this resulted in the accusation of witchcraft, and 20 men and women were killed.
What is the Salem Witch Trials?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This was the first war America was involved in followed the American Revolution, taking place on American soil between America and Great Britatin.
What is the War of 1812?
This is the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This is the location of the first colony in Massachusetts, founded by the Pilgrims.
What is Plymouth?
This is an incident that took place in Massachusetts, where British Redcoats killed five civilian colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This person was the first woman to fly a plane solo across the Atlantic. She is also a distant cousin of Mrs. Kaup!
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This war was between the Union and the Confederacy, and was fought over the abolition of slavery.
What is the Civil War?
This was the year of the first 4th of July, when we officially declared independence.
What is 1776?
This is the country Christopher Columbus was born in.
What is Italy?
This is the name of the march Native Americans were forced on as a result of Andrew Jackson's legislation. It resulted in approximately 15,000 deaths along the way.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This person was the first to discover electricity.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This is the name of the war that took place during the Holocaust.
What is WWII?
This person was king of Britain when we declared independence.
Who is King George III?
This is the name of the first attempted colony, which was unsuccessful and ended up 'missing'.
What is Roanoke?
This is the name of the party who resorted to cannibalism in the Sierra Nevada Mountains after their wagon broke and they were stuck for the winter?
Who are the Donners?
This Native American group helped the pilgrims in the first Thanksgiving.
Who are the Wampanoag?
This is the name of the colonist who was directly involved in accidentally starting the French and Indian War.
Who is George Washington?
This is the city where Congress met to draft and adopt the Declaration of Independence.
What is Philadelphia?
This is the name of the two men hired to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
This is where most deaths occurred during the American Revolution.
What are prison camps/prison ships?
This person is the first European born on American soil.
Who is Virginia Dare?
This is the name of the branch of government that is allowed to declare war.
What is the legislative branch?