American History
Depleted fields, drought & wind created the climate that led to this name for an area of the Great Plains in the 1930s
On July 8, 1776 the Liberty Bell rang to celebrate the first public reading of this document
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Known as border states, during the civil war five slave states in the Upper South eventually came to primarily support the Union, name two.
What are Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri?
This president's Feb. 12 birthday is an official holiday in Missouri &, of course, Illinois
Who is Lincoln?
What is GDP?
The Americans were protesting a tax & a monopoly with this Dec. 16, 1773 event
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The Liberty Bell was struck on June 6, 1944; the sound was broadcast on radios across the U.S. to announce this event
What is D-Day?
This coastal state was the first to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
Mardi Gras Day is not only a holiday in Louisiana but in Baldwin & Mobile Counties in this state as well
What is Alabama?
In 1950, England were heavy favorites to beat the US at this FIFA event, it was the inspiration for the film The Miracle Match
What is the World Cup?
This 13-day confrontation in 1962 between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was over weapons in this Caribbean nation.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
As it was being hung in 1753, the clapper struck a side, cracking the bell; two workmen named Pass & Stow later added this reddish metal as it was being recast, & their names are now prominently displayed
What is Copper?
The second sentence of this speech begins, "Now we are engaged in a great civil war"
What is the Gettysburg Address?
"We will never forget" Wisconsin's special observance day in September for these paired 3-letter groups
What is POW & MIA?
While the broad results of this war are inconclusive, the Battle of Queenston Heights was an American victory that secured the Niagara frontier for the US.
What is the War of 1812?
This 1820 agreement said there would be no slavery in the bulk of the Louisiana Territory north of latitude 36°30'
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Created by an ex-slave & celebrated at the Liberty Bell, Natl. Freedom Day commemorates Lincoln's signing of this amendment
What is the 13th Amendment?
This middle name of Civil War general Sherman honored a Shawnee chief
What is Tecumseh?
This western state's Pioneer Day honors those who fled west from Illinois for religious freedom
What is Utah?
This 1777 battle in New York ended with a decisive American victory, it is widely considered the turning point in the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
In 1951 this married couple was tried under the Espionage Act of 1917 & found guilty
Who are the Rosenbergs?
A bell replica toured the U.S. in 1915 with the clapper chained; it rang at last in 1920 to celebrate this event
What is Women's Suffrage?
With approximately 23,000 causalities, this battle on September 17, 1862 marks the single bloodiest day in American history.
What is The Battle of Antietam? (Aka Battle of Sharpsburg)
California public schools are closed on March 31 to honor this Latino labor leader
Who is Cesar Chavez?
The US came in second overall at this international baseball competition, but we at least beat England 9-1 during our match against them!
What is the World Baseball Classic?