Beginnings
What was the name of the ship with the first Pilgrim settlers?
Mayflower
What is the longest war in US history?
Vietnam War
In 1917 President Woodrow Wilson declared war on which country?
Germany
The Fourth of July celebrates the ratification of which famous document?
Declaration of Independence
Where did immigrants first arrive when they came to the US?
Ellis Island
How many nuclear weapons did the US use during WW 2?
Two
Which man wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which building collapsed on Sept 11, 2001?
World Trade Center
Before the Civil War, slavery was used to support this industry.
cotton farming
The Cold War with this country ended in 1991.
USSR / Soviet Union
Which American president was assassinated in Dallas in 1963?
John F. Kennedy
The Voting Rights Act in 1965 was especially important to which part of the US population?
racial minorities
In 1803 the US obtained a huge part of land from France in this purchase.
the Louisiana Purchase
Which event drew the US into WW 2?
attack on Pearl Harbour
Which president led America through most of WW 2?
Franklin Roosevelt
In 2001 the operation Enduring Freedom saw the US invading which country?
Afghanistan