Pour another brew son, raise a glass... to the Revolution
Is a "civil" war really a thing?
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Ok, fine. Progressive Era.
100
This person gave the first famous speech in American History, describing the New World as "A City Upon a Hill."
Who is John Winthrop?
100
This man wrote the document that famously proclaimed that "All men are created equal."
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
This was the year that Abraham Lincoln's election precipitated the secession of southern states from the union.
What is 1860?
100
This president HATED the Bank of the U.S. Like, really hated it.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
100
This organization was created by W.E.B. Dubois (among others) to fight for equal rights for blacks.
What is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
200
This crop, first used by John Rolfe, made Virginia economically viable.
What is tobacco?
200
Here comes the general... (rise up!)
Who is George Washington?
200
This war granted the U.S. more land, leading to the unpopular Compromise of 1850.
What is the Mexican-American War?
200
Despite beginning his term with a promise not to engage in wars of territorial aggression, this president led the U.S. into the Spanish-American War?
Who is McKinley?
200
This journalist, a writer for McClure's Magazine, exposed the unfair practices of John Rockefeller and Standard Oil.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
300
This colony was founded by James Oglethorpe as a military barrier between the Spanish in the South and the British colonies.
What is Georgia?
300
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine was the first public suggestion that the colonies should separate from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
300
This is the town that contained the arsenal that John Brown attacked in 1859 in an attempt to foment a slave rebellion.
What is Harper's Ferry?
300
The second president of the United States, this man was the only person ever to serve as president as an official Federalist.
Who is John Adams?
300
Unlike the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, this act, passed by Wilson in 1914, actually worked to break up monopolies.
What is the Clayton Antitrust Act?
400
This event precipitated the colonial taxes that would eventually lead to rebellion.
What is the French and Indian War (also known as the 7 Years' War)?
400
This 1781 battle was the last straw that led the British to surrender.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
400
The 13th Amendment was passed as a result of the war, creating this change.
What is the permanent abolition of slavery.
400
This president presided over the War of 1812, famously fleeing the White House when the British burned D.C.
Who is James Madison?
400
This was another name for the Industrial Workers of the World?
What is the Wobblies?
500
The first Great Awakening was led by this preacher, whose most famous sermon was called "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." (Fun fact: he was also Aaron Burr's grandfather)
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
500
This was the name of the government set up during the Revolution, which the U.S. operated under from 1781-1787.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
500
The names of the generals (one on each side) at the conclusion of the war (you must name both).
Who are Grant and Lee?
500
This man lost his bid for re-election in the Log Cabin Campaign of 1840 after being depicted as a champagne-drinking elitist.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
500
This term describes women who lived together in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and may have engaged in romantic attachments.