7th Grade
8th Grade
Historical Figures
Which Continent?
U.S. Government
100

What was the name of the war fought over slavery?

Civil War

100

The event that led to the United States entering WWII

Pearl Harbor 

100

This leader was a general during the American Revolution, and the first president of the United States of America

President George Washington

100
Canada

North America

100

The branch of government that contains the President, Vice President, and the President's cabinet 

Executive Branch 

200

Explorers of Louisiana Territory

Lewis & Clark 

200

Ending racial segregation and securing equal rights for all Americans was the goal of this movement.

Civil Rights Movement 

200

Elected President in 1932, and started a Government reform known as the New Deal.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

200

Argentina 

South America

200

The system that ensures no branch has more power than another

Checks & Balances 

300

Which president signed the Indian Removal Act, which moved Native Americans into unsettled land in the West in exchange for their land within state borders?`

Andrew Jackson

300

The term used to describe ones intense pride for their country

Nationalism 

300

During the Montgomery bus boycott, this famous individual emerged as an important leader of the Civil Rights movement.

Martin Luther King Jr. 

300

Denmark

Europe

300

The first ten amendments of the Constitution ensuring civil liberties, such as freedom of speech and religion 

Bill of Rights

400

The Alien Acts granted the president the power to

expel or imprison immigrants

400

This event took place between Cuba and the US in October 1962 and lasted for 13 days.

Cuban Missile Crisis 

400

The figure on the one hundred dollar ($100) bill

Benjamin Franklin

400

Nigeria

Africa

400

The building that houses Congress

Capital Building 

500

Which treaty ended the American Revolution?

Treaty of Paris (1783)

500

The treaty signed that ended WWI and blamed Germany for the war

Treaty of Versailles 

500

This president made the controversial decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during WWII.

President Harry Truman 

500

Yemen

Asia

500

Name all three branches of government in the United States

Executive, Judicial, Legislative 

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