Early U.S. History
What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
Africans
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
George Washington is famous for many things. Name ONE.
first President
What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
Name ONE war fought by the U.S. in the 1900s.
World War I
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
Revolutionary War
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the Constitution. Name ONE of the writers.
Alexander Hamilton
Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Civil War
Why did the U.S. enter World War II?
Pearl Harbor
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name ONE.
The American Revolution had many important events. Name ONE.
Declaration of Independence
one of the writers of the Federalist Papers
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name ONE.
freed the slaves
The Soviet Union
Name ONE reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
high taxes
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison is famous for many things. Name ONE.
one of the writers of the Federalist Papers
What U.S. war ended slavery?
Civil War
Why did the U.S. enter the Vietnam War?
To stop the spread of communism
What founding document said the American colonies were free from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
There were 13 original states. Name FIVE.
Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name ONE.
founded the first free public libraries
When did all men get the right to vote?
After the Civil War
Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name ONE.
fought for civil rights