American Facts
This American singer and actor from Mississippi was a cultural icon widely known by a single name. Often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll."
Who is Elvis Presley?
This English Philosopher was regarded as one of most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. Commonly called the "father of liberalism" but known famously for writing that man has three natural rights: life, liberty and property.
Who is John Locke?
The legislative branch of the federal government that represents the American people and makes the nation's laws. Composed of two parts: the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
What is US Congress?
This American social reformer, abolitionist, and writer learned to read and write and helped other slaves to become literate. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This American singer, songwriter, actor, writer, model, director, producer, therapist, genius, billionaire, philanthropist, and overall gentleman is a well known cultural icon in Arizona, Colorado, South Dakota, and 2 parts of Wyoming. Known for his hair, good-looks, charisma, and absurdly large muscles.
Who is Von?
This 2011 animated musical adventure comedy produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox follows an exotic blue macaw named Blu.
What is Rio?
This national monument built in 1922 is a symbol for freedom and dignity for all people. This monument is also well known for being the setting of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech.
What is the Lincoln Memorial in DC?
This document, created in 1777, was written as colonies knew they needed some form of official government that united the thirteen colonies and that all states could agree to. This was the US's first Constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This founding father was publicly a consistent opponent of slavery believing that slavery presented the greatest threat to the survival of the new American nation despite owning hundreds of slaves himself.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This American lawyer, general, and statesman served as the seventh president of the US. Signing the Indian Removal Act and, through war, removing Indian Tribes from their land to relocate west this American will always be tied to the Trail of Tears.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
After assassinating President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, this American stage actor jumped from a balcony breaking his leg.
This founding father and the 3rd president of the US, was influenced by John Locke. He wrote, "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This founding father and the Fourth President of the US was best known for his contributions to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers. Also referred to as the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
This ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
What is the 1619 Project?
This ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government was caused by the Indian Removal Act.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This American professional baseball player became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
These New England colonists and religious dissidents were trying to "purify" the Church of England from Roman Catholic practices.
Who are Puritans?
This founding father of the United States fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury. He was the founder and chief architect of the American financial system. Inspired a musical of the same name.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This American slave owned by president of the United States Thomas Jefferson, one of many he inherited from his father-in-law, John Wayles, negotiated with owners, was freed, and gave their children a near 50-year head start on emancipation.
Who is Sally Hemmings?
This attorney and prominent chief of the Choctaw tribe during Indian removal, took his opportunity to address the American people with his views and feelings saying he refuses to forget the Choctaw land forever.
Who is George Harkins?
This US state is home to the Black Hills Forest, Crazy Horse Memorial, and most famously Mount Rushmore.
What is South Dakota?
This American lawyer and early supporter of patriotic causes in Massachusetts led intellectual attacks against British tyranny, composed ringing defenses of liberty, and most memorably delivered a five hour speech arguing against the Writs of Assistance.
Who is James Otis?
This American clause essentially states Congress can do as they wish as long as it is necessary and proper.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
This speech given on July 5th, 1852, was given by Frederick Douglass after he was invited to speak at the Corinthian Hall on July 4th. He refused and gave this speech the next day.
What is "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
This is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs
What is the Monroe Doctrine?