American History
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
Who was the first president and the "Father of Our Country"?
George Washington
Name the U.S. war between North and South
The Civil War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s
World War 1 and 2
Korean War
Gulf War
Vietnam War
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and when was it adopted?
Thomas Jefferson. July 4, 1776
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The founding fathers wrote the constitution
Name one problem that led to the Civil War
Salevery
Economic reasons
State's rights
Who did the United States fight in World War 2?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
What did Martin Luther King Jr do?
Fought for Civil Rights
Worked for the equality of all Americans
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
Political and Religious Liberty
Economic Opportunity
Escape Persecution
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Name one war fought by the U.S. in the 1800s
War of 1812
Mexican-American war
Civil war
Who was President during World War 1?
Wilson
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Free the slaves
Led the United States during the Civil War
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of the high-taxes
Because the British army stayed in their houses
Because they did not have self-government
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. Diplomat
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
Started the first free libraries
Wrote "Poor Richard's Almanac"
What major event happened on September 11, 2001?
Terrorists attacked the U.S.
Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War 2?
Roosevelt
What did Susan B. Antony do?
Fought for women and civil rights
Name 3 of the 13 original states
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Publius
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general. In what war was he in?
World War 2
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Free the slaves