Happy Birthday, USA!
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in...?
What is 1492?
Taking place in Salem, Massachusetts this span of time was prominent with accusations of others dealing in witch craft therefore forced to death.
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
He was the first black major league baseball player.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The war that occurred in the year 1812
What is the War of 1812?
The first colony where the pilgrims set up
What is Plymouth or Plymouth Rock?
An incident where British redcoats killed five civilian colonists. Took place in Boston.
What is the Boston Massacre?
She was the first woman to fly a plane solo across the Atlantic.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
What was the war where the Northern states fought the southern states in the United States?
What is the Civil War?
This was the year of the first 4th of July
What is 1776?
Christopher Columbus sailed for Portugal but was actually from....?
What is Italy?
The removal of Native Americans from the southeast United States was known as the trail of...
What is Tears?
First person to discover electricity
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Name the two sides of World War II. Extra 100 points if you can name which side the US was on.
What is Axis and Allies (US were Allies)
He was King of Britain when we declared Independence?
Who is King George III?
Some foods actually eaten at the first Thanksgiving (hint, it wasn't turkey)
What is venison, lobster, clams, pumpkin, squash, and berries?
This was the year the stock market crashed and started the Great Depression.
What is 1929?
First woman Supreme Court justice?
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
The Vietnam War ended after the fall of this city (hint: it's either Tokyo, Hanoi, or Saigon)
What is Saigon?
The city where Congress met to draft and adopt the Declaration of Independence.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
An explorer for the Vikings that was said to have discovered North America before Columbus.
Who is Leif Ericson?
The name of the camps that held Japanese-Americans that were considered a threat after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
What is Japanese-American Internment Camps?
This is the year women were granted the right to vote
What is 1920?
Wars we are currently involved in
What are the Wars in Afghanistan and the War on ISIL?