What document announced our independence from Great Britain?
What is the Declaration of Independence
100
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
What is Native Americans
100
Name a Native American Tribe in the US.
What are the Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Huron, LAkota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, Inuit.
100
Name one state that borders Mexico
What is California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
100
What is the national anthem of the US?
What is "The Star Spangled Banner"?
200
What is 1 power of the federal government?
What are to print money, to declare war, to create an army, or to make treaties?
200
Name one War fought by the US in the 1800s.
What are the War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, or Spanish-American War.
200
What was the main concern during the Cold War?
What was Communism
200
Name the two longest rivers in the US.
What are the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
200
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies
300
There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one.
What are citizens 18 and older, you dont have to pay a poll tax, any citizen can vote (regardless of gender or race)
300
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
300
What did Susan B. Anthony fight for?
What is women's rights
300
Name the ocean on the East Coast and the ocean on the West Coast.
What is the Atlantic Ocean on the East and Pacific Ocean on the West
300
Name the 3 rights given in the Declaration of Independence.
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
400
According to the Constitution, what is one power of the state?
What are provide schooling and education, provide protection (police), provide safety (fire departments), give a drivers license, and approve zoning and land use
400
Who is known as both the "Father of our Country" and our First President?
Who is George Washington
400
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
Who is Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
400
Name 2 territories of the US
What are Puerto Rice, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam.
400
On What day do we celebrate Independence day and why?
What is July 4th, the day the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
500
List all 5 rights given to US citizens in the 1st Amendment.
What are freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, press, to petition the government.
500
Name 3 causes of the Civil War
What are Slavery, economic reasons, and state's rights.
500
Name the wars fought by the US in the 1900s.
What are World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Gulf War.
500
What is located on Liberty Island
What is the Statue of Liberty
500
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Name 2.
What is 27. Freedom of speech/religion, bear arms, search and seizure, vote, end slavery, etc.