Skibbedy
What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ freedom and political liberty
▪ religious freedom
▪ economic opportunity
▪ practice their religion
▪ escape persecution
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
He was the oldest member of the Constitution Convention.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civil War
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
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
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Any of these:
▪ slavery
▪ economic reasons
▪ states’ rights
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?
Humans from Africa
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Found Fathers wrote the Constitution.
Who was the first President?*
George Washington
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
Any of these:
▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
▪ saved (or preserved) the Union
▪ led the United States during the Civil War
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan
Italy
Germany
Why did the colonists fight the British?
▪ because of high taxes
▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
▪ because they didn’t have self-government
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ the Louisiana Territory
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Any of these:
▪ freed the slaves
▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy
▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states
▪ freed slaves in most Southern states
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
All of these:
▪ War of 1812
▪ Mexican-American War
▪ Civil War
▪ Spanish-American War
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
She fought for women's rights.
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
▪ Missouri (River)
or
▪ Mississippi (River)