Presidents
Important Figures
Names and Dates
Geography
Friends/Foes
100

George Washington did this in the Revolutionary War

He was a General

100

The famous "midnight ride" of this person stretched from Boston, MA to Lexington, MA

Paul Revere

100

What year did we gain independence?

1776

100

What region do we (as a class) live in?

New England

(Answers may vary)

100

The only two countries we share a border with

Canada and Mexico
200

The name of our 16th president, most known for the Emancipation Proclamation

Abraham Lincoln

200

This woman is most known for leading southern slaves on the Underground railroad, although she was also a spy in the Civil War

Harriet Tubman

200

Name one nation (other than England) who had claimed land on North America

Spain, France, any Native American tribe

200

Last two states to join the United States

Alaska, then Hawaii

200

Name one vice president from the past 10 years

Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Kamala Harris

(Answers may vary)

300

Name the political parties our founding fathers were apart of

Federalists, and the Democratic Republicans

300

Most known for her "Bus Boycott", she protested by refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person

Rosa Parks

300

What year did we join World War 2, and what event pushed us to?

The attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 1941

300

Name of the land we bought from France in 1803 by Thomas Jefferson and doubled the countries size

The Louisiana Purchase

300

Our enemy during the Cold War

The Soviet Union

400

The reason Nixon left office

He was on the track to be impeached because of Watergate

400

Name the speaker: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

Neil Armstrong

400

Name two signers of the constitution

Roger Sherman. Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, George Washington, etc

400

The Highest and Lowest points of Elevation in the U.S.

Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley) as highest, and Badwater Basin in Death Valley as lowest

400

Name one Allie during World War One

 France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and Japan

500

America's only "bachelor president"

James Buchanan

500

A fictional character that appeared on posters and ads to encourage working women to come to work in factories during World War Two

Rosie the Riveter

500

Name of the Supreme court case that made LGBT Marriage legal

Obergefell v Hodges (2015)

500

The play Abraham Lincoln was watching when he was assassinated

Our American Cousin

500

Name the monarch of England during the Revolutionary War

King George the iii

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