Colonial America (1492-1763)
What year did Christopher Columbus sail to the Americas?
1492
Which European country had rule over the North American colonies?
Great Britain
True or False: The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in U.S. history.
True; Over 600,000 soldiers died between 1861 and 1865.
The beginning of World War One was due to the assassination of which Archduke of Austria-Hungary?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The March on Washington led to which Civil Rights leader giving his "I Have a Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
On which ship did the Pilgrims come to America on?
The Mayflower
Which document was signed in 1776 that ushered the freedom of the colonies from Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
What did the Emancipation Proclamation aim to do in America?
Abolish Slavery
During what year did the U.S. officially join World War One?
1917
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment (1920)
In what state did the Pilgrims first land?
Massachusetts
Whose midnight ride is most famously remembered from April 1775 to warn of incoming British troops?
Paul Revere
This battle was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War with more than 50,000 combined causalities. It also marked the turning point of the war.
The Battle of Gettysburg
How many years between the end of WWI and the beginning of WWII were there?
20 years, 9 months, and 21 days
Who was the woman who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man?
Rosa Parks (1955)
What was the first permanent English colony in North America?
Jamestown, Virginia
What 1773 protest saw tea dumped into Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
Which Union general was elected president in 1868 after Andrew Johnson?
Ulysses S. Grant
World War Two began when Germany invaded which country?
Poland
Brown v. Board of Education led to desegregation in which public system?
The School System
Which treaty marked the end of the French and Indian War in 1763?
The Treaty of Paris
Where did the Revolutionary War's first shots crack on April 19th, 1775?
Lexington and Concord
Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
The U.S. entered World War Two after which attack on American soil?
Pearl Harbor; Japan attacked Hawaii on December 7th, 1941
The Civil Rights Act of 1924 was the first civil rights legislation passed by Congress.
False; The Civil Rights Act of 1957 primarily aimed to protect African American voting rights.