Declaration of Independence
Who primarily wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
True or False. Did disease kill more soldiers than weapons?
True
How much could a new house be purchased for. Give a estimate.
Around $3,000
Who were the Allies fighting against?
The Axis Powers
What is the word for separation because of race?
Segregation
Who signed first, and the biggest on the Declaration?
John Hancock
What was the age of the oldest soldier to enlist in the civil war?
80 years old
Name one popular food during this time.
Macaroni and cheese, chilli, peanut butter stuffed baked onions, prune pudding, etc.
Extra points for the onions and pudding answers.
Who was on the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Who were the two people who refused to give up their seat on a bus?
Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin.
Who was the oldest person to sign the Declaration?
Benjamin Franklin
About how many people were dead when the war ended?
620,000 to 750,000
During the worst time of the Depression, what was the unemployment rate?
25%
What event led the US to enter the war?
Pearl Harbor
Who gave the, "I Had a Dream", speech?
MLK Jr.
Name one of the presidents that died 50 years after the document was adopted.
John Adams or Thomas Jefferson
Which U.S. state had the most battles?
Virginia
What did year did Monopoly release and become a hit?
1935
What cities did the US drop atomic bombs on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Who signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Name one of the signers who was born in the US.
Trick Question, there are none since the US did not exist before.
How many future U.S. presidents fought in the war?
5
Because of dust storms, around how many people moved to California hoping to find work.
200,000
What day was one of the largest sea-to-land invasions in history.
D-Day
What was the Act that was signed in 1965?
The Voting Rights Act