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This event on December 7, 1941, led the United States to enter World War II.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The first official U.S. flag was adopted by Congress in 1777. It had far fewer stars than the modern flag but the same number of stripes. How many stripes and what did those stripes represent?
13 and the 13 colonies
Who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, writing his name in famously large script?
John Hancock
This famous protest involved colonists dumping tea into a harbor.
Boston Tea Party
100
Star Spangled Banner
This president introduced the "New Deal" to combat the Great Depression.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the nickname of a colonial soldier who would be ready to fight at a minute's notice?
minutemen
This treaty officially ended World War I in 1919.
Treaty of Versailles
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at these two Massachusetts towns.
Lexington and Concord
200
Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue
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In 1961, this president challenged Americans to "ask not what your country can do for you."
JFK
Where did the battle take place that was known as the "Turning Point" of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
Who wrote the document "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine
This king ruled Great Britain during the American Revolution (correct number required. ex: the seventh)
King George III
300
America the Beautiful
This military operation, launched in 1991, drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait during the Gulf War.
Operation Desert Storm
DAILY DOUBLE
Prior to which battle of the American Revolution did Washington cross the Delaware River?
Battle of Trenton
DAILY DOUBLE
What was the name of the woman who took over her injured husband's cannon during the Battle of Monmouth?
Molly Pitcher
The British Parliament passed these laws to punish Boston after the Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
400
Made in America
In the 1984 U.S. Presidential Election, Ronald Reagan won 49 out of 50 states. Which lone state did Democratic nominee Walter Mondale win?
Minnesota
What was the last state to ratify the Constitution?
Rhode Island
This secret U.S.-led project developed the first atomic bombs during World War II.
The Manhattan Project
Before dumping 342 chests of tea into the harbor, many participants disguised themselves as members of this Indigenous nation.
The Mohawk
500
The Ballad of the Green Berets