a period of time when the economy slows
down and people lose their jobs
What is a depression?
100
The Founding Father wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
I was sent to jail for refusing to give up my seat on a segregated city bus. This was one of the many events that helped end segregation in the American South
Who is Rosa Parks?
100
This 'race' pitted the United States against the Soviet Union during the 1950's and 1960's. (Bonus: Who one the race and how did they do it?)
What is the Space Race?
100
a system of government in which a leader has
complete power over a country
What is fascism?
200
a person who uses violence for political
reasons
What is a terrorist?
200
I am the President of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis?
200
The event that made the United States enter World War II.
What is the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
200
During the 1800's this part of the US was mainly a farming region?
What is the South?
200
an area set aside for Native Americans
What is a reservation?
300
a person who comes to live in a new land
What is an immigrant?
300
I am a famous Civil War Union General.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
300
The last battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is the battle of Yorktown?
300
The United States wanted to stop the spread of communism so they went to war with these two countries.
What is Korea and Vietnam?
300
an agreement to cooperate
What is a Confederation?
400
an object made by humans, like pottery
What is an artifact?
400
I am a famous Civil War Confederate General.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
400
The famous purchase that President Thomas Jefferson bought from Napoleon in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
400
During the 1800's this part of the US was mainly an industrial region?
What is the North?
400
A government that controls every aspect of a
country.
What is communism?
500
a change or addition
What is an amendment?
500
The American Revolution leader promised to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution” on April 30, 1789
Who is George Washington?
500
The name of the period of time after the Civil War during which the South was rebuilt.
What is Reconstruction?
500
The Declarataion of Independence was written in this town.
What is Philadelphia?
500
a belief or custom handed down through
generations