Name of the first American colony; settled by English in 1607:
What is Jamestown?
100
First Catholic President; youngest President elected; assasinated in Dallas, TX:
Who is John F. Kennedy?
100
Patrick Henry: "Give me liberty, or give me _____":
What is death?
100
To have total control of an industry by ONE person or company:
What is a monopoly?
200
Submarine constructed in Mobile, Alabama and shipped to Charleston, South Carolina for Confederate use during the Civil War
What is the Hunley?
200
Adventurous man who saved the colonists at Jamestown by forging an alliance with the Powhattan Confederacy; most well-known today for his connection to Pocahontas:
Who is John Smith?
200
Man who became president following Lincoln's assassination; from NC:
Who is Andrew Johnson?
200
"No taxation without _____":
What is representation?
200
Companies coordinate together to reduce competition and control prices; ex: Krusty Krab and Chum Bucket form a _____:
What is a trust?
300
Union general; "March to the Sea"; burned Atlanta to the ground; total warfare
Who was Sherman?
300
Name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth Rock, Mass. in 1620:
What is the Mayflower?
300
Heaviest president; had to have a custom bath tub made for the White House:
Who is Taft?
300
A clash in Boston between colonists and british troops; five people were killed:
What is the Boston Massacre?
300
Owned the Standard Oil Company; powerful Robber Baron:
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
400
"Four score and seven years ago":
What is the Gettysburg Address?
400
Native American who helped the Pilgrims learn to feed themselves prior to the first Thanksgiving:
Who is Squanto?
400
Oldest president; former actor; "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall":
Who is Ronald Reagan?
400
Commander-in-chief of American forces:
Who is George Washington?
400
Men who took advantage of workers and destroyed competitors in order to get rich:
What are robber barons?
500
Location where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War:
What is Appomattox, VA?
500
Colony settled by Quakers; founded by William Penn; "Penn's Woods":
What is Pennsylvania?
500
Commander of Allied forces in WWII; created the Interstate: "I Like Ike":
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
500
River crossed by Washington on Christmas night to surpise the Hessians:
What is the Delaware?
500
"Survival of the fittest"; from Darwin's Theory of Evolution; competition drives humanity and the strong survive: