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US Events Quiz

Name the well known events that took place throughout US history
Can be disasters, political events, wars, etc
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Last updated: January 29, 2026
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Years
Event
1) English colonists arrive in the Virginia
colony and establish this settlement
1607
Jamestown
2) Colonists arrive in Massachusetts on this
famous ship and establish Plymouth
1620
Mayflower
3) New England colonists fight against the
indigenous Northeastern Woodlands tribes
1675-1678
King Philips War
4) Women accused of sorcery and Devil
connection are tried and hung amidst hysteria in Massachusetts
1692
Salem Witch Trials
5) France and Great Britain fight each other
along side their indigenous allies
1754-1763
French and Indian War
6) Colonists fight for independence against
the mighty British empire
1775-1783
Revolutionary War
7) This document is signed proclaiming
American separation from Great Britain
1776
Declaration of Independence
8) Jefferson acquires this massive land area
from France, doubling the size of the US
1803
Louisiana Purchase
9) Great Britain returns to fight against the newly formed
US for control of its land
1812-1815
War of 1812
10) Forced removal of indigenous tribes to
a concentration of land in the Oklahoma territory
1831-1850
Trail of Tears
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Years
Event
11) The US invade Mexican territory
for land use and control in Texas
1846-1848
Mexican American War
12) The Southern states under the Confederacy
fight against the Northern Union over the issue of slavery
1861-1865
Civil War
13) Period of rebuilding and readmitting the Southern
states to the Union
1865-77
Reconstruction
14) Spanish control and upheaval in Cuba sparks
a war between Spain and the US
1898
Spanish American War
15) US bans the production, sale, and transportation of
alcohol, leading to hidden speakeasies and illegal smuggling
1920-1933
Prohibition
16) Period of art, literature, music and Black culture sprouting
from the northern area of Manhattan, NYC
1910s-1920s
Harlem Reniassance
17) Period of economic severity stemming from the crash
of the stock market, with high unemployment and poverty rates
1929-39
Great Depression
18) Series of economic reforms and federal programs initiated by
the Roosevelt administration during the above
1933-38
New Deal
19) This US naval base in Hawaii is bombed by Japanese forces, causing the US to enter WW2
Dec 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
20) This president is assassinated in a Dallas motorcade
Nov 23, 1963
John F Kennedy
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