Colonial Period
What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
People from Africa
George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.
First President of the United States
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
Why did the United States ender World War I?
To support Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia)
What was the Great Depression?
Longest economic recession in modern history
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
What founding document was written in 1787?
The US Constitution
Name the US war between the North and the South.
The Civil War
Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
When did all women get the right to vote?
1920
What war did Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
The American Revolution
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in the Confederate States
Who was the United State's main rival during the Cold War?
Russia
Name one American Indian Tribe in the United States.
Apache, Cherokee, Navajo, etc.
There were 13 original states. Name five.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When did all men get the right to vote?
1870
Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
To stop the spread of communism
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
General during World War II
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
Religious freedom
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Lucy Stone, Lucretia Mott, and Sojourner Truth
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
To stop the spread of communism
Name one US military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Global War on Terror