War/Battles
Name the shot heard around the world, which started a war and/or where it happened.
What is the Revolutionary War shot on Concord's North Bridge, no one knows who shot it, minute men were ordered to fire on British Soldiers, killing the first British of the Revolution.
The White House wasn’t always known as the “White House.” It was sometimes called the Executive Mansion, the President’s House, and several other names. Which president officially named the building The White House?
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
Name the woman who was known for being a Civil Rights Activist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton, which was the highest honor given by the US Executive Branch.
Who was Rosa Parks who was known for refusing to move to sit in the back of the bus after a white man got on the bus. She was riding home from work in the filled white section of the bus but got arrested for disorderly conduct for not moving for the white man.
Name the towns built by homeless people who lost their homes during the great depression during the economic crisis while the president didn't care about the people suffering.
What were Hoovervilles, named after Herbert Hoover, who was busy with the 1%, too busy to see the people suffering because he had his head so far in the sand that he only saw 1% of people.
When modern Corning (New Amsterdam) was founded in 1796, name the primary industry in the area at the time.
What was the lumber industry?
Name the war in which the US Military used the first tanks.
What was World War 1?
Name the president who was known by the Secret Service code name “Rawhide?”
Who was Ronald Reagan, whose wife was known by the name Rainbow, the entire family had code names based on the letter R?
Name the security guard who worked in the Watergate hotel in Washington DC who first found out and witnessed the Watergate scandal
Who was Frank Wills?
A fire happened in this downtown manhattan factory due to a rag catching fire, a turning point in fire laws due to people not being able to escape because of being locked inside the factory so nobody could leave work early.
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, which killed 146 people, and people were jumping out of the building to escape the flames?
In 1940, a man from Upstate New York invented this chair, which medical professionals used.
What was the Modern Dental Chair, invented by Milton Waldo Hanchett of Syracuse New York?
Mulan was inspired by the true story of this woman, who went under a male identity in 1781 in the US Army and got a full military pension for her participation in the Revolutionary War.
Who was Deborah Sampson who went undetected until she was injured in war and her secret identity was discovered?
The Teapot Dome Scandal involved these tycoons who bribed this US President who later was involved in many scandals, mainly bribery, and known for cheating on his wife.
What were the oil tycoons who bribed Warren G Harding and people who knew about the scandals by paying them to keep their mouths shut, known as one of the worst US Presidents and most corrupt?
Name the free person of African descent known for fighting in the Revolutionary War at 14 and joining the Continental Navy, who also was an abolitionist.
Who was James Forten, who was one of the few black business owners in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
It is said during war Sitting Bull did this religious dance to reunite the living with their ancestors, which made the US use military force out of fear of witchcraft and devil worship.
What was the ghost dance, which the popularity caused the Massacre of Wounded Knee Creek?
Name the president who was from Buffalo New York known for being a conservative.
Who was Grover Cleveland?
Name the percentage of Americans who supported the British crown during the Revolutionary War.
What is 20 percent? 60,000 colonists, and 15,000 black slaves were all loyal to the British crown.
Despite housing presidents for many decades, this June 2, 1886 event was the first occurrence of its kind at the White House
What was Grover Cleveland's Marriage to Frances Folsom, hosted at the White House?
Name the teacher who fought for her right to ride in a streetcar (taxi) when most were segregated while she was going to church in 1854.
Who was Elizabeth Jennings Graham? Also know for starting a kindergarten for black children out of her home, the first in NYC on West 41st Street
In 1882, unions pushed Congress to pass this law, as racial tensions were rising and these people were "undesirable for assimilation" and the belief that the citizens should have special treatment.
What was the Chinese exclusion act, repealed after WW2 as the Chinese and US became allies after the war? Chinese people who arrived after 1880 were deported to prevent immigration as the Chinese were taking the natives' jobs.
Name the fort in Porter NY
What is Old Fort Niagra? It was captured by the British during the War of 1812, and then ceded by the US in 1815.
Name the building used by the US government building in Washington D.C. that was not destroyed by the British during the War of 1812
What was the Patent Office because the superintendent, William Thornton, convinced the British Military Officers to spare the office as destroying the inventions would be a loss for humanity?
Name the U.S. president who escaped two assassination attempts within 17 days in September 1975
Who was Gerald Ford?
Name the slave woman who sued for her freedom using the Massachusetts Constitution that said that all men were created equal, which the jury agreed with, which set forth the abolition of slavery in Massachusetts
Who was Elizabeth Freeman, whose friend, Theodore Sedgewick, started the case known as Brom and Bett Vs Ashley?
The ratification of this amendment made the KKK march in robes in Ococee, Florida, known as the most violent day in US Election History, lynching between 35 and 50 black citizens for voting.
What is the 15th Amendment, giving the right to vote despite race?
Name one of the 5 battles that happened in Upstate New York.
What were the Battle of Saratoga, Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, Battles of Oriskany, Newtown, and Bennington?