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Why?
100

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

George Washington

100

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

Atlantic Ocean

100

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the US?

Terrorists attacked the US

100

Name one state that borders Canada. 

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska

100

What is one reason colonists came to America?

Freedom

200

Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay

200

What is the capital of the US?

Washington, D.C.

200

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

civil rights movement

200

Name one state that borders Mexico. 

California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

200

Why did the colonists fight the British?

High taxes, the British army stayed in their houses, they didn't have self-government

300

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

300

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

New York

300

Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s.

World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War

300

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. 

Missouri; Mississippi 

300

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

slavery

400

What was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

Franklin Roosevelt

400

What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?

The Louisiana Territory

400

Name the US war between the North and the South.

the Civil War

400

Name one US territory.

Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam

400

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the US?

Communism

500

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

fought for women's rights; fought for civil rights

500

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

500

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The Constitution was written.

500

What is the name of the national anthem?

The Star-Spangled Banner

500

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed the slaves

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