Civics/Government
Who elects the President of the United States?
The Electoral College
DOUBLE TEACHER KNOWLEDGE POINTS
What is Mrs. O'Sullivan's favorite football team?
What is the Miami Dolphins.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
What is freed enslaved people. (It's purpose, although we learned that many were still not directly after.)
How many colonies were there originally?
What is 13
This man was a prominent leader and activist during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950's and 1960's in the U.S.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
DOUBLE TEACHER KNOWLEDGE POINTS
Where did Ms. O'Sullivan attend university after high school?
What is UCSB. University of California Santa Barbara.
The original colonies were located in which geographic region of the United States?
What is the Northeast.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?
France.
Where is the U.S. Congress located?
What is Washington, D.C. (Maryland)
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
How many Senators are currently serving in Congress?
What is 100. (2 per state)
The Confederacy included states in this geographical region.
What is the South.
This holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S.
Juneteenth
DOUBLE TEACHER KNOWLEDGE POINTS
What is the name of Mrs. O'Sullivan's one-eyed cat?
Who is Gaucho?
Alexander Hamilton was the first what for the United States?
What is the Secretary of the Treasury?
2 years
Name one of the two rivers that were the disputed border for the U.S. and Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
What is the Nueces or Rio Grande River?
In which year did women in the U.S. get the right to vote through the 19th amendment?
What is 1920.
Which two states were the last ones to be admitted to the union?
What is Hawai'i and Alaska?
Who was the 44th president of the U.S.?
Who is Barack Obama?
Who was the only president to serve longer than 8 years in office due to wartime?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
This mountain range made the journey difficult for those looking to travel West throughout U.S. History.
What is the Rocky Mountains?
What is January?
Which city in Louisiana was the original port city the United States wanted in the Louisiana Purchase?
What is New Orleans?
This woman was the founder of the American Red Cross and served as a nurse during the U.S. Civil War for the Union.
Who is Clara Barton?