Famous People
Founding Father of the United States and the first president of the country
George Washington
U.S. War between the North and the South
Civil War
Ocean on the West Coast of the United States
Pacific Ocean
Number of original colonies
13
In charge of the executive branch
The President
President of the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
major reason for the U.S. Civil War
Slavery
Ocean on the east of the United States?
Atlantic
A group of people who lived in the America's prior to the Europeans arriving
American Indians or Native Americans.
The Highest Court in the United States
Supreme Court
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Three countries that helped U.S. fight in World War II
Germany, Italy, Japan
All states that borders Mexico, each correct answer after the first is worth 100 bonus points
Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona
the biggest reason for colonists coming to America
Religious Freedom
The age all men must be to register for the Selective Service
18
president during the Great Depression and World War II?
FDR or Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Territory that U.S. bought from France in 1803
Louisiana Territory
the longest two rivers in the United States
Mississippi or Missouri River
The date the declaration of Independence adopted or signed
July 4th 1776.
The main concern of the U.S. during the Cold War
Communism
Famous person who lead the Civil rights movement in the United States and stood for nonviolent methods of resistance
Martin Luther King Jr.
Reason the colonist fought the British.
Name additional reason for 100 points each
high taxes (no taxation without representation
British Army stayed in their homes
Because the British denied them self-government
Name a state the boarders Canada. Each extra answer worth another bonus 100 points.
Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire
One of the Authors of the Federalist Papers;
Each answer after first worth an extra 500 points each.
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay, James Madison
The U.S. Representative that represents our congressional district.
Terri Sewell