Early History
Why did the colonist fight the British?
To gain their Independence
Name 2 U.S. States that border Canada
Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
What major Event happened on September 11, 2001, in the U.S.?
Terrorist attack on the U.S.
Name the current Vice President of the U.S.?
Kamala Harris
Who was the first President?
George Washington
When was the Declaration of Independence Adopted?
July 4th, 1776
Name 2 reasons colonist came to America?
Economic Opportunity, Political liberty, Religious Freedom, Escape Persecution
Name one 1 war fought by the U.S. in the 1800s
War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Founding Father, Publisher, Scientist, $100 bill
Who was the U.S. President during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana territory
During the Cold War what was the main concern of the U.S.?
The threat of communism, Soviet Union
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name 1 of the writers
John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Declared the slaves in rebel-controlled land (South) to be free
Name 2 American Indian tribes in the U.S.
Tongva, Creek, Apache, Cherokee, Navajo, Choctaw, Sioux
Name 2 wars fought by the United State in the 1900s
WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Women’s suffrage, she was a suffragette
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What happened at the Constitutional Convention? (2)
The Articles of Confederation was scrapped and the Constitution was drafted.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native-Americans, Native peoples
Name the U.S. war fought between the North and the South
Civil War
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
He was a major figure in the Civil Rights Movement
Who was the main contributor to writing the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson