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Words of Wisdom
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"Remember the Alamo!"
What is the Texas Revolution? 1836, said by Sam Houston's force when attacking Santa Anna's force in San Jacinto
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal"
What is the Declaration of Independence? 1776, written by Thomas Jefferson, turning point in American Revolution
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Who is Abraham Lincoln? 1858, regarding slavery in the U.S., either country must be entirely free or slave
100
"John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it"
Who is Andrew Jackson? 1832, Worcester vs. Georgia, regarding Trail of Tears
100
"And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"
Who is John F. Kennedy? 1961, first inaugural address
200
"Fifty-four forty or fight!"
What is the Oregon territory dispute? 1846, border dispute between U.S. and Britain
200
"I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.? Said during his famous "I have a dream..." speech about racial issues and equality
200
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union..."
What is the Constitution? 1788
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"The power to tax is the power to destroy"
What is McCulloch vs. Maryland? 1819, Chief John Marshall, states cannot interfere with any federal agency by taxing it
200
"It is our policy to stay clear from permanent alliances"
Who is George Washington? 1796, Farewell Address
300
"Remember the Maine!"
What is the Spanish-American War? 1898, Spain blamed by U.S. for blowing up USS Maine in Cuban waters
300
"Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal"
What is Brown vs. Board of Education? 1954, rejected "separate but equal" from Plessy vs. Ferguson
300
"Women of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your vacuum cleaners!"
What is women's rights movement in the 1960s? 1963, said by Betty Friedan, author of Feminine Mystique
300
"Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem"
Who is Ronald Reagan? 1981, first inaugural address, addressing consequences of interventionist government
300
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt? 1933, first inaugural address
400
"A war to end all wars"
What is WWI? 1914, idealistic slogan that did not actually end all wars
400
"And, by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free"
What is the Emancipation Proclamation? 1863, said by Abraham Lincoln during Civil War
400
"Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!"
Who is Daniel Webster? 1830, said during the Hayne-Webster debate over slavery
400
"Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute"
What is the XYZ Affair? 1798, said by Robert Goodloe Harper
400
"No one can make you inferior without your consent"
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt? 1937
500
"Peace without victory"
What is WWI? 1917, said by Woodrow Wilson two months before the U.S. joined WWI, regarding settling conflicts in Europe
500
"With malice toward none, with charity for all..."
What is the Civil War? 1865, said by Abraham Lincoln, reminder that the war was to make all people equal
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"We...covenant and combine ourselves into a civic political body"
What is the Mayflower Compact? 1620, social contract that settlers agreed to follow
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"You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold"
What is the Cross of Gold speech? 1896, said by William Jennings Bryan at Democratic National Convention, over free coinage of silver to gold at 16 to 1
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"It is at the bottom of life we must begin, not the top"
Who is Booker T. Washington? 1895, Atlanta Exposition Address, telling African Americans to accept their place in life and take advantage of opportunities presented to them, even if it means working for white Americans