American History Bingo Cards

Notable American Historical Events Bingo Card

These cards are about Notable American Historical Events. This list contains significant events in American history including wars, treaties and legislation. These include words like Articles of Confederation, Civil Rights Act, First World War, Monroe Doctrine, and Second World War.

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Words List For Notable American Historical Events Bingo Cards

Articles of Confederation Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Normandy Boston Tea Party California Gold Rush
Civil Rights Act Civil War Continental Congress Declaration of Independence Emancipation Proclamation
First World War Great Chicago Fire Great Depression Johnstown Flood Louisiana Purchase
Monroe Doctrine New Deal Pearl Harbor Prohibition Reconstruction
Second World War Spanish-American War Texas Annexation Treaty of Paris War of 1812



How To Play American History Bingo

  1. Print out your free Notable American Historical Events bingo boards, or make custom ones with Bingo Card Creator. Click here to get started.
  2. Give one card to each player.
  3. Call off words randomly (you can read them left to right, top to bottom off a card yourself if that helps you). You can either just say a word, like "Great Depression", or you can make up a more involved clue involving Great Depression.
  4. When a word is called, each player should find it and mark it.
  5. The first player(s) to clear five words in any direction (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) wins a small prize.

Notes: How long a bingo game lasts depends on what pace you read the clues at and how many players you have. If you read faster, such as for older or more experienced students, or if you have more players, the game tends to end more quickly. In general, I suggest allocating between twenty and thirty minutes to a bingo game. Since they can potentially end as early as the fourth word called, though that is quite rare, I encourage you to keep playing in the event of the game being over earlier than you expected it to be.