Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
George Washington
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the US?
Terrorists attacked the US
Name one state that borders Canada.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
What is the capital of the US?
Washington, D.C.
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
civil rights movement
Name one state that borders Mexico.
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
Why did the colonists fight the British?
High taxes, the British army stayed in their houses, they didn't have self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York
Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s.
World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Missouri; Mississippi
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery
What was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
Name the US war between the North and the South.
the Civil War
Name one US territory.
Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the US?
Communism
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
fought for women's rights; fought for civil rights
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
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves