History
The U.S. purchased this large territory from France in 1803
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The only U.S. state with a tropical rainforest.
What is Hawaii?
The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, who created the nation’s financial system.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The U.S. entered World War I in this year.
What is 1917?
This was the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
What is James Town?
The number of amendments in the Constitution
What is 27?
The U.S. state with the longest coastline.
What is Alaska?
This financial institution was established in 1913 to regulate U.S. monetary policy.
What is the Federal Reserve?
The Cold War policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism
What is containment
The Zimmermann Telegram was an intercepted message from Germany proposing an alliance with this country against the U.S. in World War I.
What is Mexico?
The only part of the federal government that can officially declare war
What is Congress?
Name all 5 Great Lakes
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario
This decision by a President ended the U.S. dollar’s direct convertibility to gold.
Who is Richard Nixon?
The Unites States gained control of these 3 territories from the Spanish-American war.
Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
The "shot heard 'round the world" was fired in this town in 1775.
What is Lexington, Massachusetts
The number of voting members in the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
400: The four U.S. states that meet at a single point, known as the Four Corners.
What are Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico?
This financial institution was central to the 2008 financial crisis after it filed for bankruptcy, triggering widespread panic and market disruptions
What is Lehman Brothers?
The longest war in U.S. history before the War on Terror.
What is the Vietnam War
The U.S. has had four presidential assassinations. Name 3 presidents.
Who are Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy
The Supreme Court case that ruled racial segregation in schools unconstitutional. Bonus for the year
What is Brown v. Board of Education
Bonus : 1954
The U.S. once had a claim to this Canadian province.
A. Alberta, B. Nova Scotia, C. British Columbia,
D. Ontario
What is British Columbia
This act, passed in 2009 as part of President Obama's response to the Great Recession, aimed to stimulate the economy by providing financial aid to individuals, businesses, and state governments.
What is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
The U.S. invasion of this country in 1989 removed dictator Manuel Noriega.
What is Panama?