Wars
Who were the US fighting against in the revolutionary war?
The British Government (King George); German mercenaries hired by the British
First President of the US
George Washington
Branch of the US government responsible for drafting and passing laws
Legislative branch
One of the most important leaders of the civil rights movement
Martin Luther King Jr.
How many stars are on the US flag?
50, one for every state
The supreme allied commander of the D-day invasion, later elected as president
Dwight D. Eisenhower
First Lady who drafted the UN charter
Elanor Roosevelt
Meeting where the US constitution was created
Constitutional convention
Name one officially recognized US holiday
Too many to list...
A religious movement that began in New York, and moved across the US in response to hostilities, eventually settling in Utah
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints(Mormons)
Name three generals on either side of the civil war
U.S Grant, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, William Sherman, George McClellan, Ambrose Burnside, etc.
Name one US president who was elected because of their status as a war hero
George Washington, Henry Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Andrew Jackson.
This law enforcement agency was created after the Civil war to investigate counterfeit currency, also responsible for protecting the president of the US
The Secret service
Name a country against which the US fought a proxy war during the Cold War era
North Korea, North Vietnam
A period after the Civil War characterized by guerilla warfare, the formation of the original KKK, and control of Congress by "Radical Republicans"
Reconstruction
What was the name of a triracial isolate that resided in Florida; the US fought two wars against them
The Seminole tribe
Senator largely responsible for the Second Red scare
Joseph McCarthy
The first secretary of war, later part of Washington's cabinet.
Henry Knox
Legislation signed during the Carter administration that brokered a peace treaty between Israel and Palestine
Camp David Accords
A leader of the civil rights movement characterized by his hostile policies against whites, and his assassination by the Nation of Islam, of which he was a former member
Malcolm X
The French and Indian war was one segment of a larger geopolitical conflict between France, Britain, and their colonies. What is the British name for this war?
The Seven Year's war
Nellie Bly
A social welfare program that was often referred to as "alphabet soup" because of it's frequent use of acronyms for the organizations it spawned
FDR's New Deal
A leader in the Mexican Civil war who raided Texas in response to Woodrow Wilson's hostile policies
Pancho Villa
The only US president who was not elected to the office
Gerald Ford