This explorer discovered the Americas first in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
He was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
100
This war took place between the British and the United States all through the late 18th century.
What is the American Revolution?
100
This American hero made the speech "I Have a Dream" in 1968.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
100
This was the state in which Boston was founded.
What is Massachusetts?
200
This country sent Henry Hudson to explore New York area, such as the Hudson River.
What is Netherlands/Holland?
200
This president was known as the 1-2-3 president.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
This war was fought between two different armies that both came from the United States.
What is the American Civil War?
200
This woman refused her seat to a white man on the bus, causing her temporary arrest.
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
This was the first state to be founded by the United States.
What is Delaware?
300
This explorer was the first man to land in the North American mainland (Columbus discovered the Bahamas, not North American mainland).
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
300
He was the first president born in a log cabin.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
In this war, a team of workers quickly created the nuclear bomb, and dropped two on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This quick manufacture was known as the Manhattan Project.
What is World War II?
300
This person led the American army to victory in the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
300
This state was not one of the thirteen colonies, and shared borders with New Hampshire.
What is Vermont?
400
This explorer was sent to explore the St. Lawrence River.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
400
This president was the first president to die in office.
Who is Zachary Taylor?
400
This war was a war that came right before the American Revolution, and the British fought against the French and Indians.
What is the French and Indian War/Seven Years War?
400
This hero led the Union army to victory in the American Civil War (I'm not talking about Abe Lincoln).
Who is Ulysses Grant?
400
This state was home to the first capital of the United States.
What is New York?
500
This explorer was eaten by cannibals during his journeys.
Who is Giovanni da Verrazzano?
500
This president played a big part in the Watergate Scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon?
500
In this war, napalm was sprayed all across the battlefield, causing an unbelievable amount of casualties.
What is the Vietnam War?
500
This man built the Union's ship the Monitor in the American Civil War.
Who is John Ericsson?
500
This state was home to the second capital of the United States.