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100
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
Taking place in Salem, Massachusetts this span of time was prominent with accusations of others dealing in witch craft therefore forced to death.
What is the Salem Witch Trials
100
He was the first black major league baseball player. Joe DiMaggio Sammie Sosa Jackie Robinson
Who is Jackie Robinson?
100
The war that occurred in the year 1812.
What is the War of 1812?
200
The formal name of the break up letter we wrote to the British to tell them we no longer we wanted to be their colony.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
The first permanent colony that the Europeans set up was called...
What is Jamestown?
200
An incident where British redcoats killed five civilian colonists. Took place in Boston.
What is the Boston Massacre?
200
He was the first slave to lead a rebellion for abolition.
Who is Nat Turner?
200
What was the war where the Northern states fought the southern states in the United States over the issue of slavery?
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 and "death march" 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? King Henry VII King John King George III
Who is King George III?
400
What Native American group helped the pilgrims in the first Thanksgiving? Sioux Wampanoag Cherokee
Who are the Wampanoag?
400
This was the year the stock market crashed and started the Great Depression.
What is 1929?
400
First black president of the USA?
Who is Barack Obama?
400
The second world war ended with the bombing of this city...
What is Nagasaki (Hiroshima was first, three days later came Nagasaki and eventual Japanese surrender)?
500
The official name of the first Constitution of the United States that had a very weak federal government.
What is Articles of Confederation?
500
The first baby born in the New World.
Who is Virginia Dare?
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
The first year of the United States' involvement in World War One. 1750, 1914, 2002 1860, 1917, 1776 1902, 1919, 1941
What is 1917?
500
I am a country saving up to build my military--I want a bank account with this type of interest rate.
What is high? (High interest rate in bank account means your money will accrue quickly.)