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This is the war where we fought the British for our Independence?
What is the Revolutionary War?
100
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in...?
What is 1492?
100

This 1861–1865 conflict was the deadliest war in American history, dividing the nation over issues including slavery and states' rights.

What is the Civil War

100

He became the first President of the United States in 1789.

Who is George Washington

100
The war that occurred in the year 1812
What is the War of 1812?
200
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
The first colony that the pilgrims set up was called
What is Plymouth or Plymouth Rock?
200
An incident where British redcoats killed five civilian colonists. Took place in Boston.
What is the Boston Massacre?
200
She was the first woman to fly a plane solo across the Atlantic.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
200
What was the war where the Northern states fought the southern states in the United States?
What is the Civil War?
300
This was the year of the first 4th of July 1786 1676 1776
What is 1776?
300
Christopher Columbus sailed for Portugal but was actually from....?
What is Italy?
300

The removal of Native Americans from the southeast United States was known as the..

What is Trail of Tears?

300
First person to discover electricity
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
300
Name the two sides of World War II. Extra 100 points if you can name which side the US was on.
What is Axis and Allies (US were Allies)
400

He was King of Britain when we declared Independence?

Who is King George III?

400

Settlers from this Caribbean island brought enslaved Africans and plantation-style farming to South Carolina in the late 1600s, shaping its early economy and culture.

What is Barbados?

400
This was the year the stock market crashed and started the Great Depression.
What is 1929?
400

This was the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia in 1607.

What is Jamestown?

400

This war, fought from 1775 to 1783, led to American independence from British rule.

What is the Revolutionary War?

500
The city where Congress met to draft and adopt the Declaration of Independence.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
500
An explorer for the Vikings that was said to have discovered North America before Columbus.
Who is Leif Ericson?
500
The name of the camps that held Japanese-Americans that were considered a threat after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
What is Japanese-American Internment Camps?
500

This document, signed in 1776, was the first to declare the colonies' independence from Britain.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

500
What war are we currently in?
What is there is technically no war since it has not been declared by Congress