1600s-1700s
High taxes
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Slavery
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Terrorists attacked the United States.
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Fought for civil rights
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
The Supreme Court
What is the highest court in the United States?
Declared our independence from Great Britain.
The Declaration of Independence.
The Civil War.
Name the U.S. War between the North and the South.
Japan, Germany and Italy
Whom did the United States fight in World War II?
First Postmaster General of the United States
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
First Postmaster Gerneral of the United States
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The Lousiana Territory
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Four hundred thirty-five (435)
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was President during World War I
Sets up the government
What does the Constitution do?
John Jay
Who was one of the writers of the Federalist Papers?
Saved (or preserved) the Union
What was one important thing Abraham Lincoln did?
Korean War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
Fought for women's rights
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Provide schooling and education
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
1787
When was the Constitution written?
Spanish-American War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Communism
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Freed the slaves in the Confederacy
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?