Colonial Period
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
Founded the first free public libraries
First Postmaster General of the United States
Helped write the Declaration of Independence
Inventor
U.S. diplomat
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
When did all men get the right to vote?
After the Civil War
During Reconstruction
(With the) 15th Amendment
1870
When did the Great Depression start?
The Great Crash (Stock market crash of 1929)
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
Freed the slaves
Emancipation Proclamation
Saved (or preserved) the Union
Led the United States during the Civil War
16th president of the United States
Delivered the Gettysburg Address
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Apache
Blackfeet
Cayuga
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Chippewa
Choctaw
Creek
Crow
Hopi
Huron
Inupiat
Lakota
Mohawk
Mohegan
Navajo
Oneida
Onondaga
Pueblo
Seminole
Seneca
Shawnee
Sioux
Teton
Tuscarora
What founding document was written in 1787?
(U.S.) Constitution
Bonus Round Robin!
The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
(Battle of) Fort Sumter
Emancipation Proclamation
(Battle of) Vicksburg
(Battle of) Gettysburg
Sherman's March
(Surrender at) Appomattox
(Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg
Lincoln was assassinated.
Why did the United States enter World War I?
Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia)
To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria)
James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
"Father of the Constitution"
Fourth president of the United States
President during the War of 1812
One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Lucretia Mott
Lucy Stone
Why were the Federalist Papers important?
They helped people understand the (U.S.) Constitution.
They supported passing the (U.S.) Constitution.
What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?
14th Amendment
Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
To stop the spread of communism
Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.
Fought for civil rights
Worked for equality for all Americans
Worked to ensure that people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character"
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
Freedom
Political liberty
Religious freedom
Economic opportunity
Escape persecution
Bonus Round Robin!
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(James) Madison
(Alexander) Hamilton
(John) Jay
Publius
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in the Confederate states
Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
General during World War II
President at the end of (during) the Korean War
34th president of the United States
Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)
Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
High taxes
Taxation without representation
British soldiers stayed in Americans' houses (boarding, quartering)
They did not have self-government
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party (Tea Act)
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts