18th Century
This document, signed in 1776, declared the American colonies' independence from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This war involved countries around the world and ended in 1945.
What is World War II?
In the 21st century, this Georgia airport became the busiest in the world by passenger traffic, connecting millions of people annually.
What is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport?
This is the capital city of Georgia.
What is Atlanta?
This man was the first U.S. president, serving from 1789 to 1797.
Who is George Washington?
This major war between the North and South in the U.S. began in 1861.
What is the Civil War?
This man gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
In 2018, this Georgia city became one of the first in the South to elect an openly gay mayor.
What is Atlanta?
This civil rights leader was born in Atlanta in 1929.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This war, fought from 1756 to 1763, was known as the "French and Indian War" in North America.
What is the Seven Years' War?
This purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The U.S. and the Soviet Union faced off in a decades-long rivalry that included the Cuban Missile Crisis, the space race, and the arms race.
What is the Cold War?
In 2020, this Georgia city became one of the fastest-growing logistics and transportation hubs, largely due to the Port of Savannah.
What is Savannah?
This major battle during the Civil War was fought in northwest Georgia in 1863.
What is the Battle of Chickamauga?
This treaty, signed in 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
This woman helped enslaved people escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This U.S. president served from 1933 to 1945 and led the country through the Great Depression and most of World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This major corporation, headquartered in Atlanta, is a global leader in beverages, best known for its iconic soda.
What is Coca-Cola?
This Georgia city is known for its historic squares and was home to Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts.
What is Savannah?
This famous event, led by colonial protesters dressed as Native Americans, took place in 1773 as a protest against British taxes.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This Supreme Court case in 1857 ruled that African Americans could not be citizens.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during this event in Washington, D.C.
What is the March on Washington?
In 2020, Georgia made headlines as a key battleground state in the presidential election, flipping to this political party for the first time in nearly three decades.
What is the Democratic Party?
This Georgia-based company is known worldwide for its soft drinks
What is Sprite?