Rights and Responsibilities
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
18 or older
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
OR
Native Americans
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I
OR
World War II
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
vote in a federal election
OR
serve on a jury
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
The Civil War
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Mississippi (River)
Name one right only for United States citizens.
vote in a federal election
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
He was a U.S. diplomat
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
it freed the slaves
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
Name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
he freed the slaves
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
at age 18
There were 13 original states. Name three.
New York
New Hampshire
New Jeresy
South Carolina
North Carolina
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner