Know your (Bill of) Rights!
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is George Washington?
Known for his kite experiment, this Founding Father was also a diplomat and inventor.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This trail, traveled by settlers heading to Oregon and California, was approximately 2,000 miles long.
What is The Oregon Trail?
These people left England on the Mayflower in 1620 seeking religious freedom in the New World.
Who are the Pilgrims?
This amendment gives you the right to remain silent and protection from double jeopardy.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1781.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This Founding Father was the first Secretary of the Treasury and died in a duel.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This 1803 land acquisition, purchased from the French, nearly doubled the size of the United States, allowing for rapid Westward Expansion.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Who is William Penn?
This amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
The first battle of the American Revolution, "The Shot Heard 'round the World."
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This Founding Father wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This term, coined during the 19th century, referred to the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the entire continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This New England colony was founded by the Puritans and was known for its strict religious rules.
What is the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
This amendment prohibits unreasonable and unwarranted search and seizure.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
He betrayed the Continental Army by plotting to surrender West Point to the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This Founding Father defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre and later became the second U.S. President.
Who is John Adams?
The US Government forced these Native American groups to relocate to reservations, a process known as the "Trail of Tears."
Who are the Cherokee?
This colony was originally part of New Netherland before being taken over by the English and renamed.
What is New York?
This amendment says soldiers can't be housed in your home without permission.
What is the Third Amendment?
This winter encampment was brutal for Washington's troops, but they emerged stronger thanks to training by Baron von Steuben.
What is Valley Forge?
Three Founding Father refused to sign the Constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights. (Just name one!)
Who is George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, or Edmund Randolph?
This act, passed in 1862, provided 160 acres of land to settlers who agreed to improve the land over five years.
What is the Homestead Act?
This system of trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas involved the exchange of slaves, raw materials, and manufactured goods.
What is the Triangular Trade?