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13 Colonies
The American Revolution
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100

This is the capital of the United States.

What is Washington, D.C.?

100

This is why the American flag has 13 stripes.

There were 13 original colonies.

100

This is one of the important events of the American Revolution.

What was Bunker Hill?

100

This famous leader was the first president of the United States and is on every one dollar bill.

Who is George Washington?

100

This United States war ended slavery and was fought between the North and the South in the 1800s.

What is the Civil War?

200

This is the form of government of the United States.

What is a republic?

200

This is the name of one example of a Native American tribe.

Who are the Hopi?

200

The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in this founding document.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

200

This famous leader wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third president of the United States.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

200

This territory was bought by the United States from France in 1803.

What is Louisiana?

300

This is the economic system used by the United States.

What is capitalism?

300

This is one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

What are high taxes?

300

This is the date the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

What is July 4th, 1776?

300

This famous leader is one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.

Who is Alexander Hamilton?

300

This amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote.

What is the 19th amendment?

400

This is the name of the current governor of Indiana.

Who is Mike Braun?

400

This European colonist came to America in 1492.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

400
This important document helped people understand the Constitution.

What were the Federalist Papers?

400

This famous leader started the first free libraries.

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

400

This famous leader fought for civil rights and worked to make laws fair for all Americans.

Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?

500

This is the name of the national anthem of the United States.

What is "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

500

Five of the original 13 colonies that became states included these.

What are New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, and South Carolina?

Or any 5 of the following: Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,  South Carolina, Georgia.


500

This is the meaning of the nation's first motto, "E Pluribus Unum."

What is "out of many, one"?

500

This famous leader was the fourth president of the United States.

Who is James Madison?

500

This paper, signed by Abraham Lincoln, freed the slaves in the United States.

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?