This party was created in direct opposition to Andrew Jackson.
What is the Whig Party?
100
This first piece of democracy was signed by the Puritans upon arrival at the newly found Plymouth Colony.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
100
After fighting valiantly in the French and Indian War this General was given the task of fending off the British 15 years later.
Who is George Washington?
100
The Great Gatsby
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
100
This famous Virginia Rebellion, ultimately led planters to seek slave labor and abandon indentured servants.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
200
This party saw its demise due to an "Era of Good Feelings".
What is the Federalist Party?
200
Due to the atrocities of the Boston Massacre, this Bostonian published the first piece of propaganda in colonial newspapers to publicize support for Massachusetts.
Who is Paul Revere?
200
This General planned D-Day, which would be the turning point of the European Theater in WWII.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
200
Last of the Mohicans
Who is James Fenimore Cooper?
200
After the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896, segregation became legal allowing states to enact many laws collectively known as these.
What are Jim Crow laws?
300
This party attributed its support throughout the late 1800's with enormous support from the African American community.
What is the Republican Party?
300
Virginia saw this first representative assembly created by its FFV's (First Families of Virginia), such as the Washington, Fitzhugh's and Lee's.
What is the House of Burgesses?
300
With the help of French General Marquis de Lafayette and this German General, the Continental Army was finally trained to defeat the British.
Who is Von Steuben?
300
Huckleberry Finn
Who is Mark Twain?
300
Frederick Douglas' newspaper, so named, due to many escaped slaves only sense of navigation.
What is the North Star?
400
This abolitionist party fielded candidate James Birney in a failed attempt to win the Presidency.
What is the Liberty Party?
400
England attempted to institute this colonial economic philosophy that held that colonies existed to serve the mother country.
What is Mercantilism?
400
The Martin Letter, detailed this General's disagreements with President Truman so much, that President Truman fired him.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
400
Little Women
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
400
These college student led organizations challenged segregation at lunch counters throughout the country.
What are SNCCs?
500
Running on a pro-segregationist platform, Governor George Wallace of Alabama, lost the Presidency but still won 6 southern states as a candidate of this party.
What is the American Independent Party?
500
Reflecting the decline of piety and zeal amongst New Englanders, a decision by Puritan churches was made to allow the grandchildren of those who had the personal experience of conversion to participate in select church affairs under this rule.
What is the Half-Way Covenant?
500
This famous American naval leader carried on maritime raids against the British throughout the Revolution, and famously stated, "Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight."
Who is John Paul Jones?
500
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Who is Washington Irving?
500
This early champion of African American education served as the first President of Tuskegee University in Alabama.