US GEOGRAPHY
One state that borders Canada
What is ▪ Maine ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Vermont ▪ New York ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Ohio ▪ Michigan ▪ Minnesota ▪ North Dakota ▪ Montana ▪ Idaho ▪ Washington ▪ Alaska
The Governor of your state.
Who is Greg Abbot
This happened at the Constitutional Convention
What is The Constitution was written
The president now and his political party
Who is Trump and Republican
The flag has 13 stripes because of this
What is there were 13 original colonies
The capital of the United States?
What is Washington, D.C.
Two rights of everyone living in the United States?
What are ▪ freedom of expression ▪ freedom of speech ▪ freedom of assembly ▪ freedom to petition the government ▪ freedom of religion ▪ the right to bear arms
The Emancipation Proclamation did this
What is freed the slaves
Who was George Washington
Two national U.S. holidays.
What are ▪ New Year’s Day ▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ▪ Presidents’ Day ▪ Memorial Day ▪ Independence Day ▪ Labor Day ▪ Columbus Day ▪ Veterans Day ▪ Thanksgiving ▪ Christmas
One of the two longest rivers in the United States.
What is the
▪ Missouri (River)
▪ Mississippi (River
Two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy
What is to ▪ vote ▪ join a political party ▪ help with a campaign ▪ join a civic group ▪ join a community group ▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue ▪ call Senators and Representatives ▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy ▪ run for office ▪ write to a newspaper
The U.S. war between the North and the South
What is
▪ the Civil War
▪ the War between the States
The President during the Great Depression and World War II
Who was (Franklin) Roosevelt
A group of people that was taken to America and sold as slaves
There were 13 original states. Name three
What is ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Massachusetts ▪ Rhode Island ▪ Connecticut ▪ New York ▪ New Jersey ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Delaware ▪ Maryland ▪ Virginia ▪ North Carolina ▪ South Carolina ▪ Georgia
Number of representatives
What is 435
One war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
What was the
▪ War of 1812
▪ Mexican-American War
▪ Civil War
▪ Spanish-American War
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Who was ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton
▪ (John) Jay
▪ (James) Madison
The name of the national anthem
What is The Star-Spangled Banner
Name one U.S. territory.
What is ▪ Puerto Rico ▪ U.S. Virgin Islands ▪ American Samoa ▪ Northern Mariana Islands ▪ Guam
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.
What is We the people
The Declaration of Independence was adopted
What is July 4, 1776
The speaker of the house now
Who is Mike Johnson
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is (Thomas) Jefferson