1700s
This is the country the American Colonists won their independence from.
What is Great Britain/England?
This was the primary cause of the Civil War.
What is Slavery?
This event was the reason the U.S. entered World War II.
What is (the attack on) Pearl Harbor?
This strain of coronavirus was named after the year it was first detected and caused a pandemic from 2020-2022.
What is COVID-19?
This person was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This person helped the U.S. create the atomic bomb and is known for the quote "I am become death, destroyer of worlds."
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?
This document is famous for its preamble, citing all Americans' right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This 1857 Supreme Court ruling determined African Americans could not be citizens.
What is the Dred Scott decision?
This movement fought against segregation and racist policies in the South in the 1960s.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
These attacks defined the next decade of U.S. policy and resulted in the death of almost 3,000 Americans.
What is 9/11?
This person was the 16th president of the United States and led the Union during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
These three countries were called "the Axis" during World War II.
What is Japan, Germany, and Italy?
This document is the basis of all laws in the United States.
What is the Constitution?
This war brought Texas into the Union and gave all land west of the Mississippi River to the United States.
What is the Mexican-American War?
This event was defined by an economic crash, high unemployment, and widespread poverty.
What is the Great Depression?
This election resulted in the defeat of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's first term as president.
What is the 2016 election?
This founding father helped discover electricity, invented bifocal glasses, acted as an ambassador to France, and is featured on the $100 bill.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This MN regiment was pivotal in securing a Union victory in the Battle of Gettysburg, holding off an attack when outnumbered 5-to-1.
What is the 1st Minnesota?
This body of representatives made decisions for Americans before the Constitution was ratified.
What is the Continental Congress?
This war was the second war between the U.S. and England, and is where president Andrew Jackson first won his fame.
What is the War of 1812?
This event was defined by communist and capitalist powers competing for influence and military power.
What was the Cold War?
This country was invaded by the United States under the pretense that they were building weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
What is Iraq?
This founding father was the 3rd president of the United States, wrote the Declaration of Independence, and was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This number was the amount of soldiers killed or wounded during the Civil War. [closest without going over]
What is 1.5 million casualties?
This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This was the period where the southern states who had seceded underwent the process of re-entering the Union.
What is Reconstruction?
This period was defined by the invention of Jazz, the banning of the sale of Alcohol, and an economic boom.
This former member of the Soviet Union was invaded by Russia in 2022.
What is Ukraine?
This man was famous for the "I Have a Dream" speech, was a major leader of the Civil Rights Movement, and was assassinated.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr?
This amendment was part of the bill of rights, and protects everyone in the U.S. from unreasonable search & seizure.
What is the 4th Amendment?