Question | Answer |
1. I am the year when Jamestown was established. | 1607
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2. I am the year when the Pilgrims came to America. | 1620
| 3. On July 4, 1776 we announced our independence from England in this famous document. | 1776
| 4. In 1803 America doubled in size when this piece of land was bought. | Louisiana Purchase
| 5. During these years, the Union and the Confederacy fought in the Civil War. | 1861-1865
| 6. I am the statement given by President Monroe which warned European nations to stay away from the Western Hemisphere. | Monroe Doctrine
| 7. Before I left office I warned America to stay away from political parties and be neutral. | George Washington
| 8. We refused to leave our lands when Jackson was president and then he forced us to leave. | Cherokee Indians
| 9. When we became a state war broke out between the U.S. and Mexico. | Texas
| 10. I am the invention that resulted in the increase of slavery in the South. | Cotton Gin
| 11. We were the first battles of the American Revolution and are referred to as "the shots heard 'round the world". | Lexington & Concord
| 12. The victory here gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half. | Vicksburg
| 13. I am the case that established the principle of judicial review. | Marbury vs. Madison
| 14. I helped to organize the Seneca Falls Convention and fought for women's suffrage. | Elizabeth Cady Stanton
| 15. I am the belief that America should control all of the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. | Manifest Destiny
| 16. I was written in 1787 and the opening lines of this document are "We the People". | U.S. Constitution
| 17. I was the first representative legislature in North America. | Virginia House of Burgesses
| 18. I was the compromise that determined how slaves would be counted for purposes of representation. | Three-Fifths Compromise
| 19. I am the idea in the Constitution that helps ensure that no one branch of government abuses their power. | Checks and balances
| 20. I am the reform movement that tried to get people to stop drinking alcohol. | Temperance |