Native America
What is the name of the violent event in which ~100,000 indigenous people were forced to walk a 3 month journey to relocate to “Indian Territory”?
The Trail of Tears
Name one general from both the North and South during the U.S. Civil War (2 generals total)
South: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Nathan Forrest
North: Ulysses S. Grant, George McClellan, William Tecumseh Sherman
This American athlete holds the record for most Olympic gold medal won by an American WOMAN
Katie Ledecky
Which three amendments were ratified during the Andrew Johnson administration?
13, 14, 15
Biggest mountain range in the US
Rocky Mountains
Leader and warrior of the Lakota people who is memorialized in the Black Hills of South Dakota
Crazy Horse
What year did the Korean War begin and who was the president?
1950, Harry Truman
First African American to serve on the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshal
Which Founding Father led the effort to put a Bill of Rights on the Constitution in the First Congress?
James Madison
Tallest mountain in the U.S.
Mount Denali or Mount McKinley
Which Native tribe was King Philip (chief Metacom) the chief of?
The Wampanoag
What was the name of the town where the atomic bomb was developed as part fo the top secret “Manhattan Project”?
Los Alamos, NM
Which famous American wrote the quote “Give me liberty or give me death”?
Patrick Henry
How many states must ratify a proposed amendment before it is passed?
38
How many U.S. states does the Mississippi River run along or through?
10 (ten)
Which Native American nation in the Southwest is known for their impeccable horsemanship and strategic warfare?
Comanche
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican American War in 1848, resulting in the United States taking over much of the Southwest region?
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Who was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize? (for brokering peace between Russia and Japan in the Russo-Japanese War)
President Theodore Roosevelt
Which is the only amendment intended to undo a previous amendment?
21; undoes the 18th (prohibition)
Which Great Lake is entirely within the borders of the U.S.?
Lake Michigan
What do the Navajo people call themselves? (another name for the Navajo)
Dine
Which war directly led to the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner"?
the War of 1812
These TWO people are displayed on one side of the U.S. dollar coin
Sacagawea and her infant son, Jean Baptiste
Where is the Bills of Rights displayed today?
The National Archives, Washington D.C.
This U.S. state’s tree is the Dogwood, its bird is the Cardinal, and its flower is the Dogwood Blossom
Virginia