North America Trivia Word Search

The English Quaker who founded the proprietary colony of Pennsylvania in 1681 was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Penn.

The U.S. president who famously challenged Soviet leader Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall was named '_ _ _ _ _ _' Reagan.

The major cash crop that fueled the Southern plantation economy and the expansion of slavery is processed by a '_ _ _ _ _ _' gin.

The infamous 1857 Supreme Court ruling that denied citizenship to African Americans is named '_ _ _ _' Scott v. Sandford.

This chartered joint-stock company financed England's first permanent North American colony, founded at Jamestown in 1607.

This Confederate president was captured in Georgia shortly after the Civil War's end in 1865.

The NASA spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969 is named '_ _ _ _ _ _' 11.

The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women's suffrage, was popularly nicknamed after this pioneering activist who died before its 1920 ratification.

Which major 1849 rush brought hundreds of thousands of prospectors to California?

The severe environmental disaster that battered the American plains during the 1930s is called the '_ _ _ _' Bowl.

This European imperial power established colonial settlements along the St. Lawrence River valley in what's now Quebec.

What was the name of the famous ship that carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620?

Which major political scandal in the 1970s led to the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon?

Which charismatic Shawnee leader attempted to unite Native American tribes against U.S. expansion?

This civil rights leader and minister, assassinated in Harlem in 1965, adopted the surname "X" to represent his lost ancestral African name; his given first name is the answer.

The pioneering activist who organized the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Cady Stanton.

The First Transcontinental Railroad's completion at Promontory Point, Utah in 1869 was marked by a ceremonial golden this, driven into the final tie.

Which 1846-1848 war resulted in the United States acquiring California, Nevada, Utah, and other western lands?

The U.S. Constitution's preamble famously begins with these three words: "We the '_ _ _ _ _ _.'"

This British stronghold, captured by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys in 1775, is named '_ _ _ _' Ticonderoga.

This Founding Father is credited as the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

The American aviator who completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927 was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Lindbergh.

Which bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War took place in Maryland in September 1862?

Which U.S. city experienced a tragic domestic terrorist bombing at its federal building in 1995?

What bloody moniker was given to the violent territorial conflict preceding Kansas statehood?

Which U.S. president served the shortest term in history after dying just 31 days after inauguration?

The tragic 1890 massacre of Lakota people took place at '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Knee.

Which Massachusetts town was the site of the famous "shot heard 'round the world" in 1775?

Which U.S. president resigned from office in 1974 following the Watergate scandal?

The U.S. president who led the nation through World War I and proposed the League of Nations was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Wilson.

The federal armory raided by abolitionist John Brown in 1859 was at Harper's '_ _ _ _ _.'

What term, referring to formerly enslaved people, describes the Americans whose citizenship and equal rights the 14th Amendment (ratified 1868) was largely designed to secure?

The international peacekeeping organization that set up headquarters in New York City in 1945 is named the '_ _ _ _ _ _' Nations.

This Union general commanded Federal forces to victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863.

This upstate New York city was home to reformer Susan B. Anthony and was a hub of abolitionist activity.

The U.S. president who signed NAFTA into law during the 1990s was named '_ _ _ _' Clinton.

The bloody 1675-1676 conflict pitting New England colonists against Native American leader Metacomet is called '_ _ _ _' Philip's War.

Which pioneering brothers achieved the first powered airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903?

Which 1777 battle is widely regarded as the turning point of the American Revolution?

This 1863 executive order declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free; it was issued by the same president who later delivered the Gettysburg Address.

The 1814 meeting of Federalist delegates discussing opposition to the War of 1812 is called the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Convention.

The civil rights leader assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in April 1968 was named '_ _ _ _ _ _' Luther King Jr.

The commanding general of the Union Army who later became the 18th U.S. president was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' S. Grant.

Which major Midwestern city was devastated by a massive fire in October 1871?

This landmark communication device was famously debuted by Alexander Graham Bell at Philadelphia's 1876 centennial exhibition.

The harsh winter encampment that tested the Continental Army in Pennsylvania is named '_ _ _ _ _ _' Forge.

The historic 1978 Middle East peace accords, brokered by President Jimmy Carter, were signed at '_ _ _ _' David.

The international organization proposed by Woodrow Wilson but famously rejected by the U.S. Senate was the '_ _ _ _ _ _' of Nations.

This 1770 clash between British soldiers and Massachusetts colonists left five dead, fueling revolutionary sentiment in the city where it occurred.

The civil rights icon who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 is named '_ _ _ _' Parks.

The courageous conductor on the Underground Railroad who guided dozens of enslaved people to freedom was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Tubman.

Which massive territory was purchased by the United States from France in 1803?

This Founding Father is often called the "Father of the Constitution" for his central role in drafting it.

The North American conflict between Great Britain and France that lasted from 1754 to 1763 is called the '_ _ _ _ _ _' and Indian War.

This South Carolina fort, where the opening shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861, is named Fort '_ _ _ _ _ _.'

This Revolutionary War general's heroism at Saratoga preceded his later, infamous turn to treason.

The massive July 1863 Confederate assault against the Union center at Gettysburg is remembered as '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' 's Charge.

The California city devastated by a catastrophic 1906 earthquake and fire is named San '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

This American reformer is popularly (if not entirely accurately) credited with sewing the first American flag.

The landmark 1964 legislation outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is the '_ _ _ _ _' Rights Act.

The essays written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay urging ratification of the Constitution are known as the Federalist '_ _ _ _ _ _.'

What was the code name of the secret World War II project that developed the atomic bomb?

The central banking system established by Congress in 1913 is called the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Reserve Act.

Which Japanese city was the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in August 1945?

Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated South in 1961 were known as '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Rides.

This trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico deepened North American economic ties in the early 1990s.

The Supreme Allied Commander in WWII who later served as president in the 1950s was named '_ _ _ _ _ _' D. Eisenhower.

This Texas city was the site of President Kennedy's assassination in November 1963.

The major political scandal during the Harding administration involving naval oil reserves is called the '_ _ _ _ _ _' Dome Scandal.

The founding father who negotiated crucial French alliance support during the American Revolution was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Franklin.

The 1854 act that repealed the Missouri Compromise and led to violent territorial clashes is the '_ _ _ _ _ _'-Nebraska Act.

Which Massachusetts town was the site of the infamous 1692 witchcraft trials?

The tragic forced relocation route of Native American tribes in the 1830s is called the '_ _ _ _ _' of Tears.

The Massachusetts governor who lent his name to the practice of unfair political redistricting was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Gerry.

The U.S. president famously impeached in 1868, following Lincoln's assassination, was named Andrew '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

What term for the right to vote describes what the 15th Amendment (ratified 1870) extended regardless of race, though not yet to women?

This American president was fatally shot during an open-car motorcade in Dallas in 1963; his surname was '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

The French navigator who claimed Canada for France in 1534 was named Jacques '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

This defender of the Alamo, a famed frontiersman and former congressman, died in the 1836 siege alongside Jim Bowie.

The commercial trade route connecting Missouri to Spanish-held New Mexico is called the '_ _ _ _ _' Fe Trail.

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865 at Ford's '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

The brilliant abolitionist orator and former slave who published an influential autobiography was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Douglass.

The brief 1898 conflict resulting in the U.S. acquiring Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines is the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _'-American War.

Shantytowns built by the homeless during the Great Depression were mockingly named after this president, in office when it began.

The failed 1961 CIA-backed invasion attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba is called the '_ _ _' of Pigs.

Which Middle Eastern country held American diplomats hostage from 1979 to 1981?

Which 1823 U.S. doctrine warned European powers not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere?

The 1887 act seeking to assimilate Native Americans by breaking up tribal lands into individual plots is the '_ _ _ _ _' Act.

Paul '_ _ _ _ _ _' made a famous midnight ride in 1775 to warn colonial militias that British troops were coming.

This legendary 1969 music festival, held on a dairy farm in upstate New York, defined the counterculture generation.

General Lee's 1865 surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse took place inside a private citizen's home; that homeowner had, by remarkable coincidence, also witnessed the war's first major battle years earlier at Bull Run. His surname is the answer.

The 1963 civil rights demonstration featuring Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is remembered as the '_ _ _ _ _' on Washington.

The U.S. president who served four terms and led the country through the Depression and WWII was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' D. Roosevelt.

This system of human bondage, in which people are owned as property, was abolished by the 13th Amendment.

Which protracted Southeast Asian conflict deeply divided the United States during the 1960s and '70s?

The terrible dust storm on April 14, 1935 became known as '_ _ _ _ _' Sunday during the Dust Bowl.

Which crucial 1942 naval battle in the Pacific turned the tide for the U.S. against Japan?

The 16th U.S. president, who led the nation through the Civil War, was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Lincoln.

What term describes the liberated, fashion-conscious young women of the 1920s jazz age?

This U.S. battleship, sunk at Pearl Harbor with most of its crew aboard, is now a memorial site.

During the War of 1812, British forces burned this government building in Washington, D.C.

The Allied amphibious invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 is commonly known by this name.

Which Pacific island kingdom was illegally annexed by the United States in 1898?

A third hijacked plane in the September 11, 2001 attacks struck this U.S. military headquarters building in Virginia.

Robert E. Lee's beloved horse, which he rode throughout the Civil War including to his surrender, was named this.

The Dutch colonial settlement that later became a major American city, once called New Amsterdam, is now New '_ _ _ _.'

The early Civil War battle fought near Manassas that shattered hopes of a quick Union victory is the First Battle of '_ _ _ _' Run.

The historic Mississippi trading route heavily traveled by flatboat merchants is called the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Trace.

The astronaut who became the first human to walk on the Moon in July 1969 was named '_ _ _ _' Armstrong.

This Union officer commanded Fort Sumter during the Confederate bombardment that started the Civil War.

Which New Mexico town became famous for an alleged 1947 UFO crash incident?

The October 29, 1929 stock market crash is remembered as Black '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

The American battleship that exploded in Havana harbor in 1898, sparking war with Spain, is the '_ _ _' Maine.

This young French nobleman-turned-general aided the American cause at Yorktown and throughout the Revolution.

The 1882 federal legislation barring laborers from a specific Asian country from entering the U.S. is called the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Exclusion Act.

Which colony was founded in Massachusetts in 1620 by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower?

Which vast northern territory did the United States purchase from Russia in 1867?

The landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional is '_ _ _ _ _' v. Board of Education.

Which popular historic overland emigrant trail stretched across the American West in the 19th century?

The intercepted 1917 telegram proposing a German-Mexican alliance promised the return of lost territory to this country if it allied with Germany against the U.S.

The civil rights-era nurse who founded the American Red Cross was named '_ _ _ _ _' Barton.

The steel tycoon who built a massive industrial empire and philanthropic legacy was named '_ _ _ _ _ _' Carnegie.

Peaceful civil rights protests at segregated lunch counters, begun in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960, became known as '_ _ _ _ _ _.'

The first governing constitution of the United States, before the current one, was called the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' of Confederation.

This 1906 muckraking novel by Upton Sinclair exposed conditions in the meatpacking industry, leading to new food safety laws.

Which French explorer founded Quebec and mapped much of northeastern North America?

The brilliant Confederate commanding general who surrendered at Appomattox was named '_ _ _ _ _ _' E. Lee.

The 1787 ordinance establishing a system for organizing new territories and admitting states is the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Ordinance.

What term was used to describe the German auxiliary troops hired by the British to fight in the American Revolution?

What domestic legislative program did Theodore Roosevelt champion, known as the '_ _ _ _ _ _' Deal?

What term describes the year-long, MLK-organized protest that forced the desegregation of Montgomery's buses in 1955-56?

The brilliant lawyer who argued Brown v. Board and later became the first African American Supreme Court Justice was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Marshall.

This influential 1776 pamphlet, titled "Common Sense," argued forcefully for American independence from Britain; its author's surname is the answer.

The explorers who charted the newly acquired western territories in 1804 are known as '_ _ _ _ _' and Clark.

Theodore Roosevelt's famous volunteer cavalry regiment in the Spanish-American War was called the '_ _ _ _ _' Riders.

Which Soviet satellite launch in 1957 kicked off the Space Race with the United States?

Which Lone Star state was annexed by the United States in 1845 before becoming the 28th state?

The 1676 colonial Virginia rebellion led by a disgruntled planter is called '_ _ _ _ _ _' Rebellion.

The tense 1962 standoff that brought the U.S. and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war is called the '_ _ _ _ _' Missile Crisis.

The Spanish explorer who searched for the legendary Fountain of Youth in Florida was named '_ _ _ _ _' de Leon.

Which 1781 battle effectively ended major fighting in the American Revolutionary War?

The 1767 British legislation taxing imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea was named after the Chancellor who proposed it: the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Acts.

What was the name of the first successful English colony founded in North America in 1607?

Which town near Lexington saw intense fighting and the retreat of British troops in 1775?

Lincoln's famous short 1863 speech, delivered at a Pennsylvania battlefield, is known as the Gettysburg '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

Which surprise battle did George Washington launch after crossing the Delaware River on Christmas in 1776?

This 1773 protest saw colonists dump British tea into Boston Harbor while disguised as members of this Native American nation.

What was the name of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's sweeping economic relief program, called the '_ _ _' Deal?

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, beginning "Four score and seven years ago," was delivered at the dedication of a military '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

The inventor who perfected the incandescent light bulb and phonograph at Menlo Park was named '_ _ _ _ _ _' Edison.

This 1848 treaty, signed in a village near Mexico City, ended the Mexican-American War and ceded vast western territories to the United States: Treaty of Guadalupe _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This Powhatan woman took an English name after her conversion to Christianity and marriage to colonist John Rolfe.

The 1894 nationwide railroad strike that paralyzed transportation and involved labor leader Eugene V. Debs is the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' Strike.

The energetic U.S. president who championed conservation and the Panama Canal was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Roosevelt.

What was the name of the French colony in northeastern North America that experienced the Great Upheaval expulsion?

Which major canal opened in New York in 1825, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

Which armed conflict broke out on the Asian peninsula in 1950 involving U.S. and UN troops?

This term describes Southern states that formally left the Union before the Civil War began.

Which explorer made his fateful landfall in the Caribbean in 1492, connecting Europe to the Americas?

The 1862 act granting 160 acres of public land to settlers willing to farm it is called the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Act.

Which historic Texan mission and fort was the site of a famous 1836 siege and battle?

This ideological and political standoff between the U.S. and Soviet Union is known as the '_ _ _ _' War.

Which historic Canadian city was founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608?

The 1836 battle resulting in the decisive defeat of the Mexican army under its president-general is named '_ _ _' Jacinto.

The system of racial segregation laws enforcing discrimination in the American South was nicknamed '_ _ _' Crow laws.

Though located in Europe, the fall of this wall in 1989 heavily impacted North American geopolitics.

The first U.S. Treasury Secretary, who established the national bank and financial system, was named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Hamilton.

WWII's formal Pacific surrender was signed in Tokyo Bay aboard this U.S. Navy battleship.

Which major interoceanic canal officially opened in 1914, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific?

Union General Ulysses S. '_ _ _ _ _' accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.

This journalist, alongside partner Carl Bernstein, broke the Watergate story for The Washington Post.

Which strategic 1863 Union victory gave the North control of the Mississippi River?

One component of the 1850 Compromise required escaped enslaved people to be returned to their owners, even from free states: the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Slave Act.

The oil baron who founded Standard Oil and became America's first billionaire was named '_ _ _ _' D. Rockefeller.

The U.S. president who led the nation during the 1991 Gulf War was named '_ _ _ _ _ _' H.W. Bush.

The Chief Justice who led the Supreme Court during a landmark era of civil rights expansion was named '_ _ _ _' Warren.

The catastrophic 2005 storm that devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast is named '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' Katrina.

The astronaut who accompanied Neil Armstrong on the historic Apollo 11 moon landing was named '_ _ _ _' Aldrin.

The Union general who led a destructive military campaign across Georgia is remembered for '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' 's March to the Sea.

The Hawaiian harbor attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941 is named '_ _ _ _ _' Harbor.

The U.S. president who made the fateful decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan was named '_ _ _ _ _' S. Truman.

Which English explorer searched for the Northwest Passage and had a famous bay and river named after him?

The 1765 British tax act that infuriated American colonists by requiring an official seal on printed documents is called the '_ _ _ _ _' Act.

Which 1783 treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. independence?

The 1876 battle in which General Custer was defeated by Native American forces is called '_ _ _ _ _ _' Bighorn.