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100

In what year did the American colonies declare independence from Britain?

1776

100

What year did the Civil War begin?

1861

100

What year did the United States enter World War I?

1917

100

Who was the first president of the United States?

George Washington

100

Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

New York Harbor

200

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

200

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis

200

Who was the U.S. president during the stock market crash of 1929?

Herbert Hoover
200

Which president issued the Gettysburg Address?

Abraham Lincoln

200

What is the tallest monument in Washington, D.C.?

The Washington Monument

(555 feet and 5 1/8 inches)

300

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

The Battle of Yorktown

300

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

The Battle of Gettysburg

300

What was the major New Deal program created to provide jobs during the Great Depression?

The Works Progress Administration (WPA)

300

Who was the only U.S. president to resign from office?

Richard Nixon

300

Which U.S. state is home to Mount Rushmore?

South Dakota

400

Which treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War?

The Treaty of Paris (1783)

400

What was the name of the executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed enslaved people in Confederate states?

The Emancipation Proclamation

400

What major event led the United States to enter World War II?

The attack on Pearl Harbor

400

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

Lyndon B. Johnson

400

Which famous speech begins with "Four score and seven years ago"?

The Gettysburg Address

500

Who was the French nobleman who became a key ally to the Americans during the Revolution?

Marquis de Lafayette

500

Which general led the Union Army to victory and later became president?

Ulysses S. Grant

500

Which landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education


500

Which president was known for his "Fourteen Points" and for leading the U.S. during World War I?

Woodrow Wilson

500

What historic event took place at Independence Hall in Philadelphia?

The signing of the Declaration of Independence and the drafting of the U.S. Constitution