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What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
How many states seceded from the Union?
11
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse, VA
What play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated?
Our American Cousin
In what theatre was ABraham Lincoln sitting when he was assassinated?
Ford’s Theatre
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What Union general led a famous March to the Sea during the Civil War?
Sherman
What city did General Grant “present” to Lincoln as a “Christmas gift” in 1864?
Savannah, Georgia
What was the first southern state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
During the Great Depression, what notorious gangster opened a soup kitchen in Chicago, Illinois?
Al Capone
In what year did the stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression?
1929
What ended the Great Depression?
War World II
Where is the oldest permanent settlement in America?
St. Augustin, Florida
What was the name of the first English child born in the New World?
Virginia Dare
How many Great Lakes are there?
5
How many branches are in the U.S. government?
3
Which branch of government actually writes the laws?
legislative
Where id the U.S. explode the first atomic bomb?
Hiroshima, Japan
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What country gave the U.S. the Statue of Liberty?
France
Who patented the design for the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who is believed to be the first Viking to reach America?
Leif Erikson
The word AMERICA was taken from what person’s name?
Amerigo Vespucci
In what year did the Civil War end?
1865
What do we call the system that makes sure that no branch of the government overpowers another branch?
checks and balances
In what year did the Pilgrims settle in America?
1620
Whose face is on a 50 dollar bill?
Ulysses Grant
What color uniform was worn by the Union soldiers during the Civil War?
blue
What color uniform was worn by the Confederate soldiers during the Civil War?
gray
Who served as the commanding general of the army of the confederate States of America?
Robert E. Lee
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
What was the nickname for the Union soldiers during the Civil War?
Yankees
What was the nickname for the Confederate soldiers during the Civil War?
Rebels
In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Philadelphia
Who was the youngest U.S. President to die while in office?
John F. Kennedy
Which U.S. President’s picture appears on $20 bills?
Andrew Jackson
