American Places 1
What country is north of the United States?
What country is south of the United States?
Canada to the north
Mexico to the south.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
When is Columbus Day?
Columbus Day is in November
What group of people were taken to Ameria and sold as slaves?
People from Africa.
There were 13 original states. Name 3
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Viriginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Which state has the most people?
California
What was the first U.S. Capital?
New York City
Why does the American Flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies
Who made laws for the 13 colonies?
The King of England
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the largest state?
Alaska
Name one American Indian tribe.
Answers will vary
Name one reason why the colonists might have left their homes in Europe to come to America.
Freedom - political, religious
Economic oppportunity
Escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
Name one state that borders Mexico.
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
Name one of the longest rivers in the United States.
Missouri River and Mississippi River
When is Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is in November.
When did Christopher Columbus set sail to America?
1492
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves
Freed slaves in the Confederacy
Freed slaves in the Confederate states
Freed slaves in most southern states
Name one state that borders Canada
Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Alaska
Name one U.S. Territory.
Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands.
Is American history always good?
Name some of the original countries of the people who came to live in America.
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
(Persian) Gulf War