Early America
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
Jamestown
He was president of the United States during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
Many immigrants arrived in the U.S. through this station in New York Harbor.
Ellis Island
The spark that started WWI was the assassination of this archduke.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII was known as this.
Cold War
This group sailed on the Mayflower seeking religious freedom.
Pilgrims
is proclamation declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
Emancipation Proclamation
This inventor is credited with the light bulb and power systems.
Thomas Edison
The surprise attack on this U.S. naval base brought America into WWII.
Pearl Harbor
This 1962 event, involving Soviet missiles close to the U.S., brought the world close to nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called this.
Bill of Rights
The head general of the Confederacy was...
Robert E Lee
This nickname was given to wealthy business leaders who used ruthless practices.
Robber Barons
This defensive style of fighting is often associated with WWI
Trench Warfare
This 1980s president referred to the Soviet Union as "The Evil Empire."
Ronald Reagan
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This amendment abolished slavery in the U.S
13th Amendment
This businessman used the assembly line to mass-produce automobiles.
Henry Ford
This leader served as U.S. president for most of WWII.
FDR
The United state got involved in this 1960s conflict to stop the spread of communism
This document was America’s first plan of government but proved too weak
Articles of Confederation
The head general of the Union (United States) had the nickname "Unconditional Surrender"
ulysses s grant
Crowded, unsafe apartment buildings in cities were known by this name.
Tenements
These two cities were hit with atomic bombs, ending WWII in the Pacific.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This barrier in Germany symbolized the division between communist East and democratic West until 1989.
The Berlin Wall