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100
"One if by land, and two if by sea" is a phrase that references a secret signal orchestrated by this American silversmith.
Paul Revere
100
This city is known as "the city of brotherly love".
Philadelphia
100
This is the name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
The Bill of Rights.
100
George Washington served as President for this many years.
8
100
The Constitutional Convention met in this year.
1787
200
This president was known as the "Great Emancipator".
Abraham Lincoln
200
This is the largest state (by land) in the USA.
Alaska
200
This bird serves as a symbol of the US.
Bald Eagle
200
He is the oldest elected president.
Ronald Reagan
200
The American Civil War ended in this year.
1865
300
She led so many slaves to freedom, that many called her "Moses".
Harriet Tubman
300
This is the literal meaning of the name "Pennsylvania".
"Penn's Woods"
300
A Supreme Court ruling can be overturned by the Supreme Court, or by doing this.
Amending the Constitution
300
This president served for 3 full terms, and died 24 days into his 4th term.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
300
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in this year.
1963
400
The largest signature on the Declaration belonged to this American statesman.
John Hancock
400
This is the most populated state in America.
California
400
This many amendments have been added to the US Constitution.
27
400
This president only served for one month, before his death.
William Henry Harrison
400
The tablet in the Statue of Liberty's left hand is dated with this year.
1776
500
This was the first American to orbit the Earth.
John Glenn
500
These are the five Great Lakes.
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
500
This is the tallest mountain in the US.
Mt. McKinley (Alaska)
500
Walt Whitman's poem, "Oh Captain, My Captain", was written about this president.
Abraham Lincoln
500
Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams and Aaron Burr in the Presidential election of this year.
1800