Welcome to America
What is the name of the national anthem?
The- Star-Spangled Banner
Name one state that borders Mexico.
California, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona
What is one reason the colonists came to America?
political or religious freedom
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Told the world that the United States was free.
What territory did we buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
What are the two major political parties?
Democratic and Republican
What ocean is on the east coast of the U.S.?
Atlantic Ocean
Where did the colonist come from?
Europe
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4rth, 1776
Name one war fought by the U.S. in the 1800s?
Mexican American, Civil War, War of 1812, Spanish American
Who is the governor of your state?
Gretchen Whitmer
Name one American Indian tribe in the U.S.?
Hopi, Navajo, Cherokee, Crow, Sioux, Apache
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
People from Africa
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery, states rights, economic reasons
What are two ways that American can participate in their democracy?
Voting, Writing to a newspaper. help with a political campaign, call representatives, join a civic or community
Name one U.S. territory
Puerto Rica, Guam, American Virgin Islands, Samoa, Mariana Islands
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans, Indians.
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
He started the first free libraries. He was the first Postmaster General. Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the slaves, saved the Union, led the Union in the Civil War
What is the economic system in the U.S.?
Capitalist economy or market economy
Name 1 of the 2 longest rivers in the U.S.
Mississippi, Missouri
Who was the leader of Great Britain and the 13 colonies?
King George III
Name one of the writers of the Federalist papers
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves.