Founding America
In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
What is 1776?
Who was the first President of the United States?
Who is George Washington?
What war was fought between the North and South in the United States?
What is the Civil War?
This abolitionist escaped slavery and later helped lead others to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
What monument was originally intended as a temporary entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair in Paris before becoming permanent landmark?
What is the Eiffel Tower?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Which president freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
What attack led the United States into World War ll?
What is Pearl Harbor?
This industrialist created the first affordable automobile assembly line.
Who is Henry Ford?
What battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
What city was the first U.S. capital?
What is New York City?
Who was the president during the Great Depression and most of the World War ll?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
What wall came down in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War?
What is the Berlin Wall?
This newspaper publisher was responsible for the "yellow journalism" era and inspired the name of a major journalism award?
Who is William Randolph Hearst?
What national park, established in 1872, was the first national park in the world?
What is Yellowstone National Park?
What document begins with "We the People"?
What is the Constitution?
Which president resigned from the office in 1974?
Who is Richard Nixon?
What war was fought between the U.S. and Britain from 1775-1783?
What is the Revolutionary War?
This Supreme Court justice became the first women appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
What famous 1930s engineering project connected San Francisco to Marin County?
What is the Golden Gate Bridge?
What group protested British taxes during the Boston Tea Party?
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Who was the youngest elected president in U.S. history?
Who is John F. Kennedy?
What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy WWll?
What is D-Day?
This American aviator disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
What 1904 event in St. Louis introduced items like the ice cream cone and iced tea to many Americans?
What is the World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition)?