U.S. Documents
What famous phrase lists inherent rights in the preamble?
“Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
What was the first representative legislative assembly in English America?
House of Burgesses
Which 1765 law taxed newspapers, legal papers, and playing cards?
The Stamp Act
Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Wyoming
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What name is given to the Constitution’s first ten amendments?
The Bill of Rights
What city was originally called New Amsterdam?
New York City
Which First Lady wintered with troops and boosted morale?
Martha Washington
Mount Rushmore is located in which state?
South Dakota
Who is the only US president to have served more than two terms?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What Amendment began the Prohibition era?
Eighteenth Amendment
What was the primary reason many Pilgrims came to North America?
Religious freedom
Colonists dumped over 300 crates of tea into the ocean as a protest to what?
British Tea Tax
Which state is home to Mammoth Cave, the world's longest known cave system?
Kentucky
Who founded the settlement house known as Hull House in Chicago?
Jane Addams
Who is often called the “Father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
Which colony was the last of the original 13 colonies to be founded?
Province of Georgia
Who plotted to surrender West Point to the British?
Benedict Arnold
Which U.S. state borders the most other states?
Tennessee and Missouri (they each border 8 states)
Who wrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crisis, supporting American independence?
Thomas Paine
What are the three U.S. founding documents (Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights) called together?
Charters of Freedom
Which Native American woman is associated with saving the life of John Smith, according to his account?
Pocahontas
The surrender of 7,500 British troops, commonly known as the “Surrender at Yorktown,” effectively marked the end to what?
The Revolutionary War
What is the only U.S. state whose official state flag is two-sided?
Oregon
Who was the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation during the Trail of Tears?
John Ross