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100

The war where the U.S. fought for independence from the British. 

What is the Revolutionary War?

100

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in...

What is 1492?

100

The journey of Native Americans who were removed from the southeast region of the United States was known as...

What is the Trail of Tears? 

100

A nonbinary figure from early America who considered themselves to be a religious prophet (need full title). 

Who is The Public Universal Friend?

100

A war that Whigs, Abolitionists, and Mexican citizens may have considered an invasion.

What is the US/Mexico War?

200

The year that the U.S. capital was moved from Philadelphia to DC: 1. 1776 2. 1790 3. 1800

What is 1800? 

200

The name of the first permanent colony that the pilgrims established.

What is Plymouth Rock?

200

An incident where British redcoats killed five civilian colonists. This event took place in 1770 and caused outrage among colonists.

What is the Boston Massacre?

200

A Democratic president elected in 1844 who LOVED Manifest Destiny (need first and last).

Who is James Polk?

200

Manifest Destiny inspired this event, which ultimately led to the U.S. bordering Spanish-controlled Mexico and led to conflict later on. 

What is the Louisiana Purchase? 

300

A document that organized the U.S. into a weak central government and strong state governments; the first formal attempt at government post-independence.

What are the Articles of Confederation? 

300

The Indigenous group that was involved in the first Thanksgiving: 1. Sioux 2. Wampanoag 3. Cherokee

Who are the Wampanoag? (Massachusetts)

300

This song was often used to guide enslaved people to freedom by secretly telling them to follow the big dipper constellation.

What is "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd"?

300

An abolitionist who is said to be the new face of the $20 bill. 

Who is Harriet Tubman?

300

The name of the fort that George Washington established near Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War

What is Fort Necessity? 

400

This was the year of the first 4th of July

What is 1776?

400
Christopher Columbus sailed for Portugal but was actually from....?
What is Italy?
400

This sweatshop had a fire in it due to the dangerous working conditions and many women died (looking for the name of the sweatshop). 

What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory? 

400

The main author of the Constitution. He also worked closely with Alexander Hamilton to write the Federalist Papers.

Who is James Madison?

400

A war between the French and the British that left the French with no land in the U.S.

What is the French and Indian War or Seven Years' War?

500

The King of Britain when the U.S. declared Independence.

Who is King George III?

500

An explorer for the Vikings who was said to have "discovered" North America before Columbus.

Who is Leif Ericson?

500

The year the stock market crashed and started the Great Depression. 

What is 1929?

500

A man who led a rebellion alongside enslaved Africans against elite white colonists and Indigenous Americans because the governor of Virginia refused his request to drive out Indigenous Americans.

Who is Nathaniel Bacon?

500

The deadliest war in human history. BONUS 200 points (only if you guess the war correctly): Estimate the total fatalities of both civilians and soldiers—must be within the correct range

What is World War II? 50-85 million fatalities. 

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