Civics
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
18 years old
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The framers wrote the Constitution
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Saved the union, freed slaves
Why did the colonists fight the British?
No taxation without representation
What is one thing Ben Franklin is famous for?
He was the oldest member of the Constitution Convention, U.S Diplomat, first postmaster general, started free libraries
What is one reason colonists came to American?
Escape religious persecution, freedom, political freedom, economic opprotunity
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South
The Civil War
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam war, Gulf War
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
Who is the “Father of our Country”?
George Washington
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The Federalists Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
She fought for women's rights
What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery, states rights
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
The War of 1812, Mexican-Amercan war, civil war, spanish war
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
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves in the south
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
When was the Declaration adopted?
July 4th 1776