Early American History
An explorer. His 1492 voyage began European colonization of the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This U.S. president was re-elected in 1916 with the slogan "He kept us out of war."
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
his symbolic location in New York Harbor processed millions of immigrants after opening in 1892.
What is Ellis Island?T
What is the Super Bowl?The final game of this football season. So significant that it’s considered an unofficial U.S. holiday.
What is the Super Bowl?
This sweet breakfast food is often eaten with syrup and may be round with small squares.
What is a waffle?
In 1607, this became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
What is Jamestown?
Signed in 1919, this treaty officially ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This term describes the idea that all immigrant cultures blend into one unified American culture—now largely outdated.
What is the melting pot?
A basketball player, associated with the Chicago Bulls, became a global icon and was the highest-paid sports star of his time.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This food is usually eaten at Thanksgiving and is a large bird cooked in the oven.
What is turkey?
This 1803 land deal nearly doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This U.S. Constitutional amendment, ratified in 1919, launched the Prohibition era.
What is the 18th Amendment?
This catastrophic event in Ireland drove about 1.5 million people to the U.S. between 1840 and 1855.
What is the potato famine?
This sport, fast-paced and popular in colder U.S. regions, culminates in a championship known as the Stanley Cup.
What is ice hockey?
This dessert is famous in the U.S. and is connected with the phrase “as American as…”
What is apple pie?
A 1863 speech by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This infamous gangster thrived during Prohibition.
Who is Al Capone?
This term refers to the process of adopting the culture, language, and values of the dominant society.
What is assimilation?
This sport is often called America’s premier pastime and has influenced language, music, novels, and films in U.S. culture.
What is baseball?
Fast food is a hallmark of American life; this global chain, founded in 1940, became a symbol of American convenience culture.
What is McDonald’s?
he first ten amendments to the Constitution. This 1791 document guaranteed individual freedoms.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Alongside jazz, this bold and geometric design style became popular in architecture and art.
What is Art Deco?
The modern trend where immigrants maintain cultural identity while coexisting with others in society.
What is multiculturalism?
This sport, once less popular, is described as America’s “silent sporting revolution,” with millions of registered players and a highly successful women’s national team.
What is soccer?
This informal dining style, often seen at backyard gatherings, involves grilling burgers, hot dogs, and corn on the cob.
What is a barbecue?