Epic US History Challenge

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

What area did the Monroe Doctrine protect from European expansion?

What was the voyage of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean called?

What did the Homestead Act do?

The leader of the Confederacy during the Civil War was ... 

Which European country were the most immigrants from during the 1850s and 1860s?

Which of the following was NOT one of FDR's policies to end the Great Depression?

What is the name of the most recent child of Kate Middleton and Prince William?

Which of the following is NOT true about the Louisiana Purchase?

Besides Barack Obama, which presidents have also won the Nobel Peace Prize?

Before the Civil War, life in the South was centered on the crop of...

Wildcard: The current tallest building in the world is located in which country?

Who is the current governor of Illinois?

What is the name of Woodrow Wilson's famous document at the end of WWI?

What is the name of the housing where new, poor immigrants lived?

Wildcard: What is the largest country in Africa?

What caused the Great Depression?

Why did the US go to war with Britain in 1812?

Wildcard: What is the top-selling album of all time?

Wildcard: Before 2016, in what year did the Chicago Cubs last win the World Series?

What was a major precedent from Washington's Farewell Address?

Who was targeted in the Trail of Tears?

Which of the following is NOT true about Adolf Hitler?

Wildcard: Which of the following lakes is the largest in the world?

Wildcard: What is the longest river in the United States?

What is imperialism?

What was the term for the idea that the American settlers had a right to expand west?

Wildcard: Which movie earned the most money in history?

The discovery of what led to an increase in settlement in California that began in 1848?

Wildcard: Where will the 2020 Olympic Games be held?

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

What famous phrase was a CAUSE of the American Revolution?

What was the outcome of the Great Compromise?

What was one of Eli Whitney's most influential inventions? (2 correct answers)

Which U.S. President sought to "kill" the national bank?

Which of the following was NOT one of the first Mesoamerican societies?

What did the 13th amendment do?

What style of warfare was used in WWI?

Who was NOT one of the big business leaders in the late 1800s?

How did people first migrate to North America?

What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?

Which of the following was a major battle of the Texas Revolution?

What ultimately led to Allied victory against the Japanese in WWII?

Wildcard: Who is the richest person in the United States?

Which of the following is NOT related to the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union?

Who was the first person to set foot in North America?

Which of the following people was NOT born in Illinois?

What was the first womens' rights convention called?

Wilbur and Orville Wright are credited with the invention of ...

Which individual was a key leader to transport slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad?