Founding of the Nation
What is the United States Declaration of Independence?
This document declared the independence of the 13 colonies in 1776.
What is the American Civil War?
The war fought between the North and South from 1861–1865.
What is World War I?
The war the U.S. entered in 1917.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
Leader who delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Thomas Edison is famous for inventing the ______.
light bulb
Who was George Washington?
The first president of the United States.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The president during the Civil War.
What is the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
The attack that led the U.S. to enter World War II.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The 1964 law that outlawed segregation.
Henry Ford improved production with the ______ line.
assembly
What was the American Revolutionary War?
The war that led to the creation of the United States.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The proclamation that freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The president during most of World War II.
Who was Rosa Parks?
Woman who refused to give up her bus seat.
The period of rapid growth in the late 1800s is called the ______ Age.
Gilded
What is Philadelphia?
The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is Virginia?
The state that was home to the Confederate capital.
What is the Manhattan Project?
The secret program to develop the atomic bomb.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Supreme Court case that ended school segregation.
A major industry during this time was ______ production.
steel
What is a federal republic?
The system of government created by the Constitution.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The battle considered the turning point of the war.
What is Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)?
The day World War II ended in Europe.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
The movement seeking equality for African Americans in the 1950s–60s.
Many immigrants came to the U.S. to work in ______ and factories.
cities