Principles of Democracy
This is known as the Supreme Law of the Land
The Constitution
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s
WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States
Mississippi, Missouri
Name 2 national U.S. holidays.
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
We the People
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
What is the spread of Communism or What is nuclear war?
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women’s rights and suffrage.
Fought for civil rights
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared our independence from Great Britain.
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Arapaho, Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, Inuit
Name two U.S. territories.
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Publius
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
FDR Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Name one state that borders Mexico.
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Taxation without representation, to gain self-rule, avoid quartering soldiers, etc.
What is freedom of religion?
You can practice any religion you want, or none if you choose.
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York (Harbor), Liberty Island, Hudson River
Name your U.S. Representative
Jake LaTurner