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This individual is nicknamed the "leader of the free world" & "POTUS".
Who is the President of the United States?
This war, gained the 13 colonies their political Independence from Great Britain.
What was The Revolutionary War?
This document was signed on July 4th, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The United States utilizes this form of government.
What is a representative democracy?
This man was the first president of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
This form of government is often described as "rule by the people". First seen in ancient Greece and currently used by the US and many other countries.
What is democracy?
This war split the country in 2 parts, the Union and the Confederacy.
What was the Civil War?
This document begins with, "We The People..."
What is the Constitution?
This term for the 3 parts of the federal government derives its name from trees.
What are the 3 branches of government?
This man was known for being very tall and wearing a top hat, he also lived in the white house.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This group is the smaller House of Congress, filled with 2 members from each state.
What is the Senate?
The original White House was burned by the British during this war.
What was the War of 1812?
Abraham Lincoln stated that "Four Score and seven years ago..." in this famous speech.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
These are the 2 Major parties of the current United States political system.
What are Democrats and Republicans?
You may know this individual for the wildly successful Broadway musical written about his life.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
An area of land set aside by the federal government for the use of an Indigenous nation
What is a reservation?
This Supreme Court Case upheld the decision to allow slavery to occur in the new US territories.
What was the Dred Scott Case?
This document ended slavery in all of the United States.
What is the Emancipation Proclemation?
This failed document was the predecessor to the US Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The President of the Confederate States of America.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
The belief that it was America’s right and duty to spread across the North American continent
What is manifest destiny?
In 1847, this African nation was created by American politicians as a way to resettle freedmen (slaves who gained their freedom).
What is Liberia?
Through this document, Thomas Jefferson, purchased land west of the Mississippi River from the French, thus significantly expanding the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
There are 435 members of this prestigious group.
What is the House of Representatives?
This woman was a nurse during the Civil War and created the American Red Cross.
Who was Clara Barton?