American Revolution
On December 16th, 1773 colonists disguised as Indians sneaked onto three tea-filled ships and dumped over tea into the harbor. This event became known as:
The Boston Tea Party
Daughter of a Powhatan Leader who was married to John Rolfe later died in England.
Pocahontus
This term means freeing of slaves
October 29th, 1929. The day the stock market crashed.
Black Tuesday
The Central Powers consisted of which countries (2)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
The name of final battle of the American Revolution where the British surrender is:
The Battle of Yorktown
What significant event took place on March 5th, 1770 in which 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers?
Boston Massacre
A Major Confederate general who denied Lincoln's request to fight for the Union and led the South
Robert E. Lee
32nd President of the United States. Longest-serving President in History.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Name of a British passenger liner that was sunk in May 1915 by the Germans.
Luisitania
The Declaration of Independence was approved on what date? (Day, Month, Year)
July 4th, 1776
A sailor from Genoa, Italy. Was convinced he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean
Christopher Columbus
The Appomattox Courthouse, the site of the surrender/end of the Civil War, is located in which state
Virginia
Small towns built by unemployed and destitute citizens. A knock at one of the serving Presidents during the depression.
Hooverville
Who was the first Allied country to back out of WWI?
Russia
A fierce, Patriot fighter in the south known as the "Swamp Fox"
Francis Marion
Name of the famous Viking who is credited with finding North America
Leif Erikson
The first shots of the Civil War were fired here at a federal outpost in the South. (1861)
Fort Sumter
Purchasing stock with credit, or borrowed money.
Buying on Margin
What years did WWI take place?
1914-1918
The Revolutionary War had its final battle in which year?
1781
The imaginary boundary that divided the Atlantic Ocean and its land.
Line of Demarcation
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War and of United States History.
Battle of Antietam
One of the New Deal programs passed in 1935, provided financial stability for the elderly, disabled, children, and the unemployed.
Social Security
Name of the document that, when signed, officially ended World War I and noted the costs.
Treaty of Versailles