Colonial America
Who wrote the Declaration of Independenced?
Thomas Jefferson
Name one writer of the Federalist Papers
Madison, Hamilton, Jay, Publius
Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s?
WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persial Gulf War
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil rights
What ocean is on the West Coast?
Pacific
Who was the first president?
George Washington
What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?
Before President, Eisenhower was a general in what war?
WWII
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
fought for civil rights and equality
What ocean is on the East Coast?
Atlantic
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women's rights
Who did the US fight in WWII? (3 countries)
Japan, Italy, Germany
What major event happened on September 11, 2001?
Terrorists attacked the US
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York Harbor
What is something Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
being the oldest member at the Constitutional Convention
What was the cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
Who was president during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
During the Cold War what was the main concern of the US?
Communism
Name the two longest rivers in the US?
Mississippi and Missouri
Who is the "father of our country"?
George Washington
Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s
War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War
Who was president during the Great Depression and WWII?
Franklin Roosevelt
What was something important Abraham Lincoln did?
Emancipation Proclamation, saved the Union, freed the slaves
Name one US Territory?
Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands