Historical Movies
The movie Pearl Harbor took place on this island.
What is Oahu, Hawaii
This African American woman worked in the Underground Railroad to take many slaves to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This period followed the abolition of slavery in the United States.
What is Reconstruction?
This figure founded the city of Providence.
Who is Roger Williams?
The painting of this President is the most expensive painting in the State House.
Who is George Washington?
The movie Selma focuses on this leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
This President called for the end of slavery through the Thirteenth Amendment
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This era marked the period of illegal consumption of alcohol.
What is Prohibition?
This unique type of milk originated in Rhode Island.
What is coffee milk?
The Independent Man was named after this Rhode Island man.
Who is Roger Williams?
This movie details the experience of a free African American man kidnapped and sold into slavery for years at a time.
What is 12 Years A Slave?
This President was elected for four terms, the longest in U.S history.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This era promoted industrialization and capitalism in the late 1800's.
What is the Second Industrial Revolution (or American Industrial Revolution)?
Rhode Island is nicknamed this.
RI was the first colony to give individuals this right.
What is freedom of religion?
This movie describes the early life of a female lawyer and former Supreme Court Justice in the male dominated law industry of the 1950's.
What is RBG?
This President was the first to encourage American isolationism during his Presidency.
Who is George Washington?
This time period was devastating for the working class, and marked the largest economic depression in the country's history.
What is the Great Depression?
The mansions in Newport are nick-named this.
What are the Gilded Age mansions?
There is this amount of books in the library.
What is 30,000 books?
This movie starring Mel Gibson describes the American Revolution (Hint... against the Redcoats)
What is the Patriot?
This man is known as the politician with the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
This era supported labor unions and targeted monopolies.
What is the Progressive Era?
This Native American tribe dominated the Narraganset Bay in the 1700's.
What is the Wampanoag Tribe?
This is the additional name to the State of Rhode Island that was voted out in 2020.
What is ...and Providence Plantations?