Civil Rights
Who gave the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the longest river in the United States?
Missouri River
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was president during the Great Depression and WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the first president of the U.S.?
What law outlawed segregation in public places in 1964?
Civil Rights Act
Which state is known as the “Sunshine State”?
Florida
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
What event started WWII for the U.S.?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama?
Rosa Parks
What mountain range runs along the eastern U.S.?
Appalachian Mountains
Which general led the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
What Supreme Court case ended school segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the youngest elected president?
John F. Kennedy
What Supreme Court case declared “separate but equal” unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Which U.S. state has the most coastline?
Alaska
What battle was the bloodiest single day in American history?
Antietam
Which war did the U.S. fight in Korea?
Korean War
Who was president during the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the student protest group that organized sit-ins?
SNCC – Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
What desert covers much of Nevada and parts of Utah and California?
Great Basin Desert
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th
What scandal led to Richard Nixon’s resignation?
Watergate
Who was president during the Gulf War?
George H.W. Bush