Colonial
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
• Freedom • Political liberty • Religious freedom • Economic opportunity • Escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
• American Indians • Native Americans
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
• World War I • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam War • (Persian) Gulf War
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, DC
What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
• Africans • People from Africa
What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
• American Revolution • The (American) Revolutionary War • War for (American) Independence
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
• War of 1812 • Mexican-American War • Civil War • Spanish-American War
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)
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
NYC
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
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Jefferson
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.
What was the Great Depression?
• Longest economic recession in modern history
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
• (Because there is) one star for each state
There were 13 original states. Name five.
• New Hampshire • Massachusetts • Rhode Island • Connecticut • New York • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • Delaware • Maryland • Virginia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia
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
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
• Freed the slaves • Freed slaves in the Confederacy • Freed slaves in the Confederate states • Freed slaves in most Southern states
Why did the United States enter World War II?
• (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor • Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia) • To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
What is Independence Day?
• A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain) • The country’s birthday
George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.
• “Father of Our Country” • First president of the United States • General of the Continental Army • President of the Constitutional Convention
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
• Writer of the Declaration of Independence • Third president of the United States • Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase) • First Secretary of State • Founded the University of Virginia • Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom
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
Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
• Soviet Union • USSR • Russia
Name three national U.S. holidays.
• New Year’s Day • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • Presidents Day (Washington’s Birthday) • Memorial Day • Juneteenth • Independence Day • Labor Day • Columbus Day • Veterans Day • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas Day