Northeast
Southeast
American Revolution
Civil War
Grab Bag!
100

This Northeastern city is home to the United Nations


New York City

100

This meat dish is a staple of Southern food, and often associated with Kentucky

Fried Chicken

100

Before the United States was a country, which country ruled over the Thirteen Colonies?

England / Great Britain

100

This anti-slavery politician becoming president caused the Southern states to try and secede


Abraham Lincoln

100

True or False:

European settlers were the first people to live in North and South America

False

200

Which one of these states is NOT in the Northeast:

Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New York

Florida

200

Which one of these states is NOT in the Southeast:

Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

200

What heavily taxed good was very important to American colonists?

(Hint: it's drinkable)

Tea

200

Multiple Choice! The Civil War killed around:

a. 750 people

b. 750,000 people

c. 75,000,000 people

b. 750,000 people

200

This woman helped fight segregation by refusing to move her seat to the back of the bus


Rosa Parks

300

This Northeastern city is home to the Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson Monuments

Washington, D.C.

300

This horse race held in the Southeast is the largest in the world

The Kentucky Derby

300

This very important American general in the Revolution would become the first president after the war

George Washington

300

What were the two sides that fought the Civil War?


The United States / Union / North and the Confederate States / Confederacy / South

300

Complete this rhyme:

________ sailed the ocean blue, in 1492

Columbus

400

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island are known together as what?

New England

400

This Southern country musician was known as the "Man in Black" and was famous for playing shows in prisons

Johnny Cash

400

The major act of protest involved angry patriots storming a British ship and destroying its cargo


The Boston Tea Party

400

What was the term used to describe anti-slavery activists?

Abolitionist

400

The Iroquois, Apache, Cree, and Anishinabe are all different groups of what kind of people?

Native / Indigenous Americans

500

This Northeastern city is where the Declaration of Independence was signed

Philadelphia

500

This fluffy white plant used to make clothes is a very important resource in the Southeast


Cotton

500

This document written after the war by representatives from every state laid out the rules for the new country's government

The Constitution

500

This anti-slavery activist was arrested and executed for trying to lead a revolution to end slavery


John Brown

500

This Blues classic song was first sung by Big Momma Thornton before Elvis Presley sang his famous version


Hound Dog