Amendments
Amendments 13, 14, and 15 are also known as…
The Reconstruction Amendments
The President during the American Civil War was ______
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the longest-serving president in U.S. History?
Bonus: How many times was he elected?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Four (1932, 36, 40, and 44)
The first mainstream popular professional sport across the whole United States was _____
Baseball
This genre developed among African Americans in the rural South, commenting not least on their working conditions and the surrounding culture.
Blues
Passed in 1912-13, the 17th Amendment provided for direct election of ________.
Bonus: Previously, this position was decided by _____.
U.S. Senators
State Legislatures
How many presidents were assassinated between 1865 and 1901?
Bonus: name them.
Three
Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley
A famous cartoon ad boldly proclaimed: "Bring out the banners, beat the drums. We'll take ___ to Washington."
Ike (Dwight D Eisenhower)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association was formed in 1903, primarily to regulate ______ in college sports.
Bonus: its foundation reflects the values of this part of U.S. History
Safety!
The Progressive Era
This genre probably developed in the South but became world-famous by virtue of the Harlem Renaissance, and composers like Scott Joplin
Ragtime
In 1920, the 19th Amendment granted _______ at the federal level.
Women's Suffrage
"Speak softly and carry a big stick" characterizes which president's foreign policy?
Theodore Roosevelt
This was the first Catholic president of the United States, and the last to be assassinated
John F Kennedy
Which state's professional football organization formed the basis for the National Football League in 1919?
Ohio
This genre became popular by the 1930s, with major variations that feature piano, vocals, trumpet, and saxophone.
Jazz
The 18th Amendment instituted _________, and the 21st Amendment _________ it.
Prohibition
Repealed
Which president later became a justice of the Supreme Court?
William Howard Taft
Who was the last president to take office without being elected to the presidency?
Bonus: Why?
Gerald Ford (1974-77)
Nixon resigned, due to the Watergate scandal
Widely recruited for college ball, this future NBA player refused to play for a team in the South due to the laws and culture of segregation?
Wilt Chamberlain
This genre developed mainly in the 1950s, and featured such artists as Elvis Pressley and the Beatles.
Bonus: what new instrument defined this genre?
Rock n Roll
Electric guitar
In 1933, the 20th Amendment moved the first day of the Congressional Session from _______ to _______, and the Presidential inauguration to ________.
March 4
January 3
January 20
Following a campaign pledge to "return to normalcy", this president's relatively short time in office was defined by numerous scandals.
Warren Harding
This president is most widely credited with winning the Cold War against the Soviet Union
Ronald Reagan
Bonus: Which teams did they play for?
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird
Michigan State and Indiana State
This genre of angry protest music developed among many artists in the 1970s, informing later movements that ranged from grunge to rap.
Punk