American Revolution
This document, signed in 1776, declared the colonies free from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The first president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
This ancient civilization built the pyramids.
What is Egypt?
He invented the light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
The Great Fire of 1871 destroyed much of this U.S. city.
What is Chicago?
The first battle of the American Revolution took place in this state.
What is Massachusetts?
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He conquered much of Europe in the early 1800s.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
The Wright brothers are credited with inventing this.
What is the airplane?
This ship sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg.
What is the Titanic?
He was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The first man to step on the Moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Alexander Graham Bell invented this communication device.
What is the telephone?
The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes and involved this African island nation.
What is Zanzibar?
This treaty officially ended the American Revolution in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This war was fought between the North and South regions of the United States.
What is the Civil War?
This Polish scientist discovered radioactivity.
Who is Marie Curie?
This European city hosted the 1924 Summer Olympics.
What is Paris?
Known as the “Midnight Rider,” he warned colonists that the British were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
The youngest elected president in U.S. history.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This city was divided by a wall from 1961 to 1989.
What is Berlin?
This technology, first used widely in the 1990s, changed how we access information.
What is the internet?
The Black Death in the 1300s was caused by this.
What is the bubonic plague?