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100

This is the war where we fought the British for our Independence?

What is the Revolutionary War?

100

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in...?

What is 1492?

100

Taking place in Salem, Massachusetts this span of time was prominent with accusations of others dealing in witch craft therefore forced to death.

What is the Salem Witch Trials

100

He was the first black major league baseball player. Joe DiMaggio, Sammie Sosa, Jackie Robinson

Who is Jackie Robinson?

100

The war that occurred in the year 1812

What is the War of 1812?

200

The main author of the Declaration of Independence.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

200

The first colony that the Pilgrims set up was called

What is Plymouth or Plymouth Rock?

200

An incident where British redcoats killed five civilian colonists. Took place in Boston.

What is the Boston Massacre?

200

She was the first woman to fly a plane solo across the Atlantic.

Who is Amelia Earhart?

200

What was the war where the Northern states fought the southern states in the United States?

What is the Civil War?

300

This was the year of the first 4th of July:  1786, 1676, 1776

What is 1776?

300

Christopher Columbus sailed for Portugal but was actually from....?

What is Italy?

300

The forced removal of Native Americans from the southeast United States to lands in present day Oklahoma. 

What is the Trail of Tears?

300

First person to discover electricity

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

300

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)

400

He was King of Britain when we declared Independence? King Henry VII,  King John, 

King George III

Who is King George III?

400

What Native American group helped the Pilgrims in the first Thanksgiving? Sioux, Wampanoag, Cherokee

Who are the Wampanoag?

400

This was the year the stock market crashed and started the Great Depression.

What is 1929?

400

First woman Supreme Court justice?

Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?

400

WWI ended after this treaty was signed by the Allies and the Central Powers

What is the Treaty of Versailles?

500

The city where Congress met to draft and adopt the Declaration of Independence.

What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?

500

An explorer for the Vikings that was said to have discovered North America before Columbus.

Who is Leif Ericson?

500

The name of the places that held Japanese-Americans that were considered a threat after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

What is Japanese-American Internment Camps?

500

America became the first country to land astronauts on the moon in this year: 1950, 1992, 1969

What is 1969?

500

What war are we currently in?

What is there is technically no war since it has not been declared by Congress

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