1600s
What was the first colony established in North America?
Jamestown
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the third president of the U.S?
Thomas Jefferson
A crash in the stock market in 1929 will lead to what?
The Great Depression
Which deadly, Category 5 hurricane hit New Orleans and the area in 2005?
Hurricane Katrina
What was the name of the series of hearings and prosecutions in colonial Massachusetts in which the accused were mostly women?
The Salem Witch Trials
What two nations primarily fought in the French and Indian War?
Britain and France
Who were the two explorers sent to map out the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark
The attack on Pearl Harbor will lead to the U.S. to do what?
Join World War II
Who was the first African American president elected in 2008?
Obama
What is the name of the Native American who married John Smith?
Pocahontas
What was the intellectual movement of the time that emphasized individualism, reason, and scientific inquiry?
The Enlightenment
What was the 19th century belief that the U.S. was divinely ordained to expand westward?
Manifest Destiny
Who was the first women to complete a solo transatlantic flight?
Amelia Earhart
Who won the 2000 presidential election?
George W Bush
What was the agreement formed in which a self-governing body would be established for the Plymouth colony?
The Mayflower Compact
What year did the American Revolution end?
1783
How long did the Civil War last?
4 years
Who made the first controlled aircraft in 1903?
The Wright Brothers
How many planes crashed on 9-11-2001?
4
What year did the pilgrims arrive in America?
1620
What document formally declared U.S. independence?
The Treaty of Paris
What was the name of the first women’s rights convention?
The Seneca Falls Convention
What did the 19th Amendment grant in 1919?
Women’s right to vote
What was the name of the Iraq dictator who was hanged December 30th, 2006?
Saddam Hussein