Wars
During what world war did the event of the Holocaust happen?
World War II
Tinker vs. Des Moines
Defined the students' first amendment rights to freedom of peaceful protest, and freedom of speech when the school banned two students from protesting the Vietnam War
What happened on April 4th, 1968?
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Louisiana Territory was purchased from Napoleon by US. President Thomas Jefferson in 1803. What was the final price of the Louisiana Purchase?
$15 million
Who are the tallest and shortest presidents?
(and their heights)
Tallest: Abraham Lincoln (6'4")
Shortest: James Madison (5'4")
As the new country began finding its feet, U.S. Pres. George Washington sent troops to western Pennsylvania in 1794 to quell the ____________.
Whiskey Rebellion
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Constitutionally ended the "separate but equal" segregation against African-Americans
What happened on May 7th, 1915?
the Sinking of the Lusitania
The discovery of gold nuggets in _____________ in early 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush.
Sacramento Valley
Who was the #31 president, and what was his political party?
Herbert Hoover, Republican
On January 1815, a ragtag army led by Andrew Jackson defeated the British forces during what battle?
The Battle of New Orleans
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Established many landmark rights of the accused such as due process and right to an attorney
On which two Japanese cities did President Harry S. Truman drop an atomic bomb?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Oregon Trail was used by hundreds of thousands of Americans in the mid-1800s. Through which two cities did this trail start and end?
Start: Independence, Missouri
End: Oregon City, Oregon
How many Republican US presidents were elected?
19
World War I was known by many names, what are the two most famous nicknames given to this war?
First World War, and Great War
Miranda vs. Arizona
Established the rights of the accused known as the "Miranda Rights", one of them being the right to remain silent.
What scandal happened in June 1972?
Watergate Scandal
Describe the idea of Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the idea that the United States had a God-given right to take over every part of North America.
How many Democrat US presidents were elected?
13
In what United States city did the Civil War start in?
Charleston Bay, South Carolina
Roe vs. Wade
Protects a woman's right and liberty to choose to get an abortion
What happened on the morning of April 15th, 1912?
The sinking of the Titanic
What are Vaqueros?
Mexican native Cowboys
How many US Presidents were veterans or served in wartime?
31 Presidents