American Government
The supreme law of the land
What is the Constitution?
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Name the war fought between the Confederacy and the Union
What is the Civil War?
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
What we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the date the Declaration of Independence was adopted
What is July 4, 1776?
This is the name of the territory that the United States bought from France in 1803
What is the Louisiana Territory?
This movement tried to end racial discrimination
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States
What are the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers?
The number of senators in the US Senate
What is 100?
Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers
Who are John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton?
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
What is slavery, economic reasons, and states' rights?
The three countries the United States fought against in World War II
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Name one United States territory
What is Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands?
The Constitution has this many amendments
What is 27?
The Constitution was written in this year
What is 1787?
Tell me what Susan B. Anthony was known for
What is fighting for women's rights?
This man was president during World War I
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Name at least two federal holidays
What are New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas?
There are 4 amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Name at least two of the original thirteen colonies
What are New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?
Name at least one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
What is the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War?
Name at least one federally recognized American Indian tribe
What is Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, and Inuit?
Name at least one state that borders Canada
What are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Alaska?