GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY 1800s
Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
▪ New York (Harbor)
▪ Liberty Island
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
We elect a President for how many years?
four (4)
What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom
▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion
▪ escape persecution
Name one branch or part of the government.*
▪ Congress ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive
▪ the courts ▪ judicial
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
▪ July 4, 1776
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
▪ saved (or preserved) the Union
▪ led the United States during the Civil War
In what month do we vote for President?*
November
There were 13 original states. Name three.
▪ New Hampshire ▪ Massachusetts ▪ Rhode Island
▪ Connecticut ▪ New York ▪ New Jersey
▪ Pennsylvania
▪ Delaware ▪ Maryland ▪ Virginia ▪ North Carolina
▪ South Carolina ▪ Georgia
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
▪ six (6)
When was the Constitution written?
▪ 1787
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
▪ Missouri (River)
▪ Mississippi (River)
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
▪ the Vice President
Who was the first President?*
▪ (George) Washington
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
▪ two (2)
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪ fought for women’s rights
▪ fought for civil rights
Name one state that borders Canada.
▪ Maine ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Vermont ▪ New York
▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Ohio ▪ Michigan ▪ Minnesota
▪ North Dakota ▪ Montana ▪ Idaho ▪ Washington
▪ Alaska
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
▪ the Speaker of the House
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
▪ (George) Washington
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
▪ (because of) the state’s population
▪ (because) they have more people
▪ (because) some states have more people
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
▪ Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw
▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek ▪ Blackfeet
▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak ▪ Shawnee ▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron ▪ Oneida ▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi ▪ Inuit
What does the President’s Cabinet do?
▪ advises the President
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
▪ U.S. diplomat
▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
▪ first Postmaster General of the United States
▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
▪ started the first free libraries
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
▪ Secretary of Agriculture ▪ Secretary of Commerce
▪ Secretary of Defense ▪ Secretary of Education
▪ Secretary of Energy ▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
▪ Secretary of the Interior ▪ Secretary of Labor
▪ Secretary of State ▪ Secretary of Transportation
▪ Secretary of the Treasury ▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
▪ Attorney General ▪ Vice President
Why did the colonists fight the British?
▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
▪ because they didn’t have self-government