Colonial and Revolution
Go West Young Man
The Civil War and Reconstruction
1920s and WW1
Potpourri
100

This number of colonies made up the United States.

What are 13?

100

We purchased this territory from France in 1803, what a deal!

What is the Louisiana Purchase?

100

This side, not the direction, won the Civil War in 1865.

What is the Union?

100

These women represented newfound freedom and independence in the 1920s. 

Who are Flappers?
100
He was the first person to literally "moon walk." 

Who is Neil Armstrong?

200

This act placed a tax on paper goods in the colonies.

What is the Stamp Act?

200

This compromise named after this state triggered fierce debate about slavery across the United States.

What is the Missouri Compromise?

200

This state was the first state to declare its intent to leave the Union. 

Who is South Carolina?

200

Known as the “Trial of the Century,” this 1925 court case tested the legality of teaching evolution in schools, pitting modern science against religious fundamentalism.

What was the Scopes Trial?

200

This dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury envisions a future where books are outlawed and "firemen" are tasked with burning them, the temperature is not measured in Celsius.  

What is Fahrenheit 451?

300

Without the help of this nation, the colonies may have lost the Revolutionary War.

Who is France?

300

This indigenous group created its own nation and laws modeled on the U.S. Constitution, but Andrew Jackson still forcibly removed them in the 1830s in a process known as "The Trail of Tears."

Who are the Cherokee?

300

This speech, issued on January 1, 1863, changed the Civil War’s focus from preserving the Union to ending slavery.

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

300

This Constitutional amendment made the sale, production, and transport of alcohol illegal—at least on paper.

What was the Eighteenth Amendment?

300

In Greek mythology, she was the goddess of victory. Swoosh!

Who is Nike?

400

In this year, the colonies formally declared their independence. Fireworks indeed!

What is 1776?

400

The presence of slavery in this state triggered a war with Mexico.

What is Texas?

400

This amendment made it illegal to discriminate along lines of race when casting a vote, gender was another matter.

What is the Fifteenth Amendment?

400

This country bid World War One "do svidaniya" in 1917. 

What is Russia?

400

In French, the name of this U.S. state capital means "Red Stick."

What is Bato Rouge?

500

Prior to the Constitution, this set of laws ruled the early United States and formed its first government. 

What are the Articles of Confederation?

500

This grueling 2,000-mile route was used by thousands of pioneers seeking new opportunities in the West, but many never made it to the end, many dying of Dysentery.

What is The Oregon Trail?

500

The Ku Klux Klan was founded in this "Volunteer" state. 

What is Tennessee?

500

His presidential campaign promised to keep the U.S. out of World War One, but he failed to do so. 

Who is Woodrow Wilson?

500

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What is The Breakfast Club?