American History 1
Why did the colonists fight the British?
High taxes
Keep the British Army from living in their houses
For self-government
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
Name one branch or part of the government.
Congress (legislative)
President (executive)
Courts (judicial)
How many US Senators are there?
100
Name one state that borders Canada.
Alaska
Washington, Idaho
Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota
Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania
New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What are the two parts of the US Congress?
What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Joe Biden
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington DC
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
Lisa Murkowski
Dan Sullivan
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of State
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Vice President
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Mississippi
Missouri
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
to print money
to declare war
to create an army
to make treaties
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Hopi
Cherokee
Navajo
Sioux, Apache, Chippewa, Pueblo
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
Saved the Union.
Led the United States during the Civil War
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi)
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
Provide schooling and education
Provide protection (police)
Give a drivers license
Provide safety (fire departments)
Name one US territory
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam