The first shot of the American Revolution is often referred to as this.
What is the shot heard round the world?
100
The US joined the world war in this year.
What is 1917?
100
These brothers are credited with the first practical, sustained, controlled, powered flight, which was at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. This leads many to credit them with the invention of the airplane.
Who are Orville and Wilbur Wright?
100
This was the first state to secede from the union.
What is South Carolina?
100
The stripes and stars of the American flag represent these.
What are the original 13 colonies and the 50 states?
200
It was created by the Plymouth settlers for the good of colony, but to also focus on remaining loyal to the king of England and influenced the American Constitution.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
200
The US raised money for the war efforts by selling these.
What are war bonds?
200
He was a Baptist minister and a leader in the fight for equality for African-Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. Gave the famous I have a dream speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
200
The Leader of the Union army.
Who is Ullysses S. Grant?
200
When choosing a symbol to represent the newly formed United States, Benjamin Franklin wanted this animal to be used.
What is a wild turkey?
300
The Reigning ruler of England during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
300
The names of the two sides of WWII were the_____ and the ________. America Was part of the _______.
What are the Axis and the Allies. What is the Allies?
300
This man is most famous for inventing a telephone in 1876. He also invented the gramophone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
300
The First major land battle of the Civil War.
What is the battle of Bull Run?
300
This event ended the Great Depression.
What is WWII?
400
Without ______________ the constitution would not have been ratified.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
The name of the treaty that ended the first war.
What is the treaty of Versailles?
400
This man was a prisoner in a battle and wrote a poem based on his experience which became the lyrics to our national anthem.
Who is Francis Scott Key
400
The President of the Confederate states of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
400
This began on October 24, 1929. It was a huge factor in the economic depression that followed.
What is the Stock Market crash culminating in Black Tuesday when the Dow Jones bottomed out?
500
In 1773 a group of American rebels dressed as Native Americans and protested taxes by starting this famous event.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
500
The US entered WWII after Japan bombed ________.
What is Pearl Harbor?
500
A general in WWII, he organized the troops for the invasion of Normandy. Later became President.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
500
Three top reasons for the Civil War.
What are states rights, economic and social differences and difference of opinion on the abolition movement.
500
He is known as the father of the assembly line and for his company that made the first affordable car. He revolutionized industry.