Founding Fathers & Early America
This Founding Father is credited with drafting the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was the first war fought by the United States after gaining independence.
What is the War of 1812?
This civil rights leader gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This U.S. President gave the famous "Four Freedoms" speech during World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This event in 1773 saw American colonists protest against British taxation by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The Civil War began in 1861 when Confederate forces attacked this fort in South Carolina.
What is Fort Sumter?
This amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively known by this name.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This famous general led the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.
Who is John J. Pershing?
This woman refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking a major civil rights movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This policy, introduced by Ronald Reagan, focused on reducing taxes and government spending to stimulate economic growth.
What is Reaganomics?
This Founding Father was the first Secretary of the Treasury and inspired a famous Broadway musical.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The surprise attack on this naval base led the United States to enter World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This legislation, passed in 1965, aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This landmark health care law was signed by President Barack Obama in 2010.
What is the Affordable Care Act?
This agreement established a system for adding new states to the Union and outlawed slavery in the Northwest Territory.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This conflict, lasting from 1955 to 1975, became a controversial Cold War battleground in Southeast Asia.
What is the Vietnam War?
This Supreme Court case declared that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This President was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work in advancing human rights.
Who is Jimmy Carter?