Founding Fathers
The Civil War
Reconstruction & Civil Rights
20th Century Wars
Government & Constitution
100

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson
100

Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

100

What were the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments called?

Reconstruction Amendments

100

What war was fought between 1914–1918, with U.S. involvement starting in 1917?

World War I

100

How many branches of government are there?

Three

200

What was George Washington’s role in the American Revolution?

Commander of the Continental Army

200

What event started the Civil War?

Attack on Fort Sumter, 1861

200

What did the 13th Amendment do?

Abolished slavery

200

Who was the U.S. president during most of World War II?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

200

What is the highest court in the United States?

Supreme Court

300

Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

James Madison

300

What was the main goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

To free enslaved people in Confederate states

300

Who was the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate?

Hiram Revels

300

What was D-Day and when did it happen?

Invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944

300

What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

The Bill of Rights

400

Which Founding Father also invented bifocal glasses?

Benjamin Franklin

400

Name the Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox.

Robert E. Lee

400

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Ended segregation and employment discrimination

400

What conflict was also known as “The Forgotten War”?

Korean War

400

How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have today?

27

500

What was Alexander Hamilton's role in the creation of the U.S. economy?

First Secretary of the Treasury, created national bank plan

500

What were the Union's advantages in the war?

More soldiers, factories, railroads

500

Who was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Martin Luther King Jr.

500

What major event escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

500

What system ensures no branch becomes too powerful?

Checks and Balances

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