The 1800s
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
the Louisiana Territory ▪ Louisiana
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written. ▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
▪ World War I ▪ World War II ▪ Korean War ▪ Vietnam War ▪ (Persian) Gulf War
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians ▪ Native Americans
Article 1 of the Constitution describes the legislative branch. What does the legislative branch do?
Makes federal laws.
What war created the State of Texas?
The Mexican American War
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans ▪ people from Africa
Article 2 of the Constitution describes the executive branch. Who is in charge?
The President
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
▪ the Civil War ▪ the War between the States
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. ▪
(James) Madison ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton ▪ (John) Jay ▪ Publius
Who was president during World War 1?
Wilson
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Cherokee, Cheyenne, Navajo, Sioux, Hopi, Chippewa
Article 3 describes the judicial branch. What does it do?
▪ reviews laws ▪ explains laws ▪ resolves disputes (disagreements) ▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
▪ slavery ▪ economic reasons ▪ states’ rights
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
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution
Who advises the President on matters concerning the country?
The Cabinet -for example - Vice-President - Secretary of State -Secretary of Education - Secretary of Commerce -Attorney General
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines became U.S. territories after what war?
The Spanish American War
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
The Civil Rights movement
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
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