Presidents
George Washington did this in the Revolutionary War
He was a General
The famous "midnight ride" of this person stretched from Boston, MA to Lexington, MA
Paul Revere
What year did we gain independence?
1776
What region do we (as a class) live in?
New England
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The only two countries we share a border with
The name of our 16th president, most known for the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
This woman is most known for leading southern slaves on the Underground railroad, although she was also a spy in the Civil War
Harriet Tubman
Name one nation (other than England) who had claimed land on North America
Spain, France, any Native American tribe
Last two states to join the United States
Alaska, then Hawaii
Name one vice president from the past 10 years
Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Kamala Harris
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Name the political parties our founding fathers were apart of
Federalists, and the Democratic Republicans
Most known for her "Bus Boycott", she protested by refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person
Rosa Parks
What year did we join World War 2, and what event pushed us to?
The attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 1941
Name of the land we bought from France in 1803 by Thomas Jefferson and doubled the countries size
The Louisiana Purchase
Our enemy during the Cold War
The Soviet Union
The reason Nixon left office
He was on the track to be impeached because of Watergate
Name the speaker: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
Neil Armstrong
Name two signers of the constitution
Roger Sherman. Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, George Washington, etc
The Highest and Lowest points of Elevation in the U.S.
Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley) as highest, and Badwater Basin in Death Valley as lowest
Name one Allie during World War One
France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and Japan
America's only "bachelor president"
James Buchanan
A fictional character that appeared on posters and ads to encourage working women to come to work in factories during World War Two
Rosie the Riveter
Name of the Supreme court case that made LGBT Marriage legal
Obergefell v Hodges (2015)
The play Abraham Lincoln was watching when he was assassinated
Our American Cousin
Name the monarch of England during the Revolutionary War
King George the iii