Buildings
Where is the Liberty Bell housed? (City and State)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The War of 1812.
Who was the first female to run for president with Fredrick Douglas as her VP/running mate (before the passage of the 19th amendment)? She was also a stock broker prior to the passage Married Women Property Act of 1882 and Equal Credit Opportunity Act or 1974.
Victoria Woodhull
"We the People, in order to form a more perfect union" is the preamble to what document?
The Constitution.
A majority of wealth historically has always been held in the form of...?
Land
Where is the Declaration of Independence housed? (name of the building or city)
National Archives.
The war fought between our southern neighbors, resulting in the addition California, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming during Westward Expansion/Manifest Destiny.
Mexican-American War.
This president showed the first film in the White House (controversial Pro-Confederacy film, The Birth of Nation) and helped negotiate the Treaty of Versailles with his 14 points, including an end to imperialism. He also was pro-suffrage, stating the importance of women's role in the war efforts.
Woodrow Wilson
"Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is part of what document?
The Declaration of Independence.
Prior to the passage of the 13th Amendment, black Americans were considered?
Property
What is the name of complex with all national monuments like the Reflecting Pool, Washington, Lincoln, and World War II memorial in Washington DC.
The National Mall.
Via Monroe Doctrine, what conflict successfully ended colonial rule in the Americas (South/Central) and added Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, and a protectorate of Cuba. The U.S. also annexed Hawaii? (Britannica)
Spanish American War.
What man is considered both a terrorist and freedom fighter for abolition? Connected to Bleeding Kansas and the attempted raid at Harper's Ferry on an arsenal to arm slaves in a revolt.
John Brown
The first ten rights granted to each citizen is called what?
The Bill of Rights.
Not until what decade did women get the right to open a bank account in her own name, without a husband or father's signature?
1970's
What is the name of the building that houses both the Senate and the House of Representatives in DC. It features a Dome and sits facing the Smithsonian museum's.
The Capital Building.
What was the deadliest war based on US causality count from the American Battlefield Trust/Statista? Estimates from both armies count upwards over 620,000 American lives lost.
The American Civil War.
Who was the President with the most terms served via democratic election? After his 4th election, he died while in office.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
As part of the Education Amendments of 1972, what federal law "prohibits discrimination based on sex in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance; essentially, it protects people from sex-based discrimination in schools that receive federal funding"? (DOE)
Title IX
The wealthiest Native nation in the world as a result of what resource?
The Osage and Oil money.
The capital of NH is located in what city?
Concord.
In the 20th & 21st century, which wars did the US lose (pulled out troops/left conflict)?
The Afghanistan, Iraq and Vietnam Wars.
Who was the first female Supreme Court justice who served from 1981 until 2006. There have been 6 total Supreme Court, and 4 that currently serve. Name 5 in total.
Sandra Day O'Connor ("She was #1), Ruth Bader Ginsberg (RBG), Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
This Act (law) made it illegal to "discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government’ programs and services." DOL
The ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act.
For every dollar a man makes, women, on average make only ____ cents.
80 cents.