Colonial Period
When was Jamestown settled?
1607
Who said, "A date which will live in infamy"?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who is the most famous person that led enslaved people to freedom on the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What event sparked the war?
The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Name three Allied Powers
Great Britain, France, USSR, United States
What year did the 7 Years War start?
1754
"I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president."
Lyndon B Johnson
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?
Appomattox Court House
When did the United States join the war?
1917
What was the last major offensive against the allies in WW2?
Battle of Bulge
What document did the pilgrims sign? It was an early form of representative government.
Mayflower Compact
"I am not a crook"
Richard M. Nixon
This person known for his strength led the Confederates during the first battle of Bull Run.
Stonewall Jackson
What are three main reasons America entered the war?
Lusitania
Economics
Unrestricted U-Boat warfare
Zimmermann telegraph
Who was the President of America at the end of WW2?
Truman
What is the name of the harsh/difficult journey slaves had traveled to the New World?
The Middle Passage
"I did not have relations with that women"
William Clinton
What abolitionist led an attack on Harpers Ferry?
John Brown
This style of warfare often led to stalemates and long months of no progression.
Trench Warfare
Lebensraum
living room
What is the word of this definition "country attempts to amass wealth through trade with other countries, exporting more than it imports and increasing stores of gold and precious metals."
Mercantilism
"Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall"
Ronald Reagon
This person was the president of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
How many American soldiers died?
110,000-120,000
What Italian Leader was overthrown and put in jail but rescued by the Germans?
Benito Mussolini