Colonial Period/ Independence
1800's
1900's
Symbols/Holidays
A little bit of Everything
100

One of the original 13 states

What is: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia?

100
The U.S. War fought between the North and the South from 1861-1865.

What is the Civil War?

100

Major terrorist attack on the US happened on this date

What is 9/11/2001?

100

Famous landmark in New York Harbor that welcomed immigrants and now is a famous tourist attraction

What is the Statue of Liberty?

100

A war that the US was involved in during the 1900's..

What is World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War?

200

This group of people were taken and sold as slaves

Who are Africans?

200
16th President who freed the slaves, saved the Union, and led the U.S. during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200

The 19th Amendment, passed in 1920, gave who the right to vote?

Who are women?

200

Capital of the United States

What is Washington DC?

200

During the Cold War, the US was worried about this type of government, which the Soviet Union and China had

What is Communism?

300

Wrote the Declaration of Independence

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

300

Large territory the US bought from France in 1803.

What is Lousiana? Louisiana Territory?

300

This caused the US to enter World War II

What is the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor?

What is December 7, 1941?

300

50 stars on the US flag represent

What are the 50 states?

300

This movement fought to end racial discrimination.

What is the Civil Rights Movement?

400

Madison, Hamilton, Jay and others wrote a series of these articles that supported the Constitution and helped people understand it

What are the Federalist Papers?

400

This Amendment says all people born in the U.S. have the rights of U.S. Citizens and have the right to due process

What is the 14th Amendment?

400

This was the US's main rival during the Cold War

Who is USSR?  Soviet Union? Russia?

400

"Star Spangled Banner"

What is our National Athem?

400

Seneca, Sioux, Apache, Hopi, Cherokee,...

What are Indian tribes of the U.S?

500

The Father of the Constitution

Who is James Madison?

500

Abraham Lincoln's famous 270 word speech in 1863, given in a small town in southern PA.

What is the Gettysburg Address?

500

The Stock Market Crash of 1929 started the long economic disaster known as this

What is the Great Depression?

500

13 Stripes on the US Flag represent...

What are the Original 13 colonies?

500

"E Pluribus Unum"

What is "Out of Many, One"?

What is "We all become One"?