Am. History 1
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What led to the state of the Civil War?
Slavery
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
George Washington
What is one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Led the U.S. during the Civil War
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes
What is the name of the U.S. war between the North and the South?
Civil War
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
When was the Declaration of Independence written? Give the Month, Day, and Year.
July 4, 1776
What is Martin Luther King Jr. known for?
Fighting for Civil Rights
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Religious Freedom
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women's rights
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
called for the freeing of slaves in the Confederate States
Name one American Indian Tribe
Navajo
Which of the following were fought by the U.S. in the 1800s - Korean War, World War I, Spanish-American War, or French and Indian War?
Spanish-American War
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
Who was the President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Which war was fought by the United States in the 1900s, the Civil War, World War I, or Mexican American War?
World War I
Name 3 countries that the United States fought in WWII
Japan, Germany, and Italy
Which of the following includes 3 of the 13 original states?
- Georgia, Indiana, New York
- Maine, Ohio, West Virginia
- Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
What is one thing that Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
The oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
Name one of the authors of the Federalist Papers.
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, or John Jay
Who was President during the Great Depression AND WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt