History #1
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans, people from Africa
What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, practice their religion, escape persecution
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ the Louisiana Territory ▪ Louisiana
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
Washington
Who was the first President?
Washington
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Americans Indians, Native Americans
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
Why did the colonists fight the British?
▪ because of high taxes ▪ because they didn’t have self-government ▪because the British army stayed in their houses
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Hopi, Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Inuit
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Jefferson
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, (Persian) Gulf War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Civil War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Spanish-American War
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪ fought for women’s rights ▪ fought for civil rights
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
▪ U.S. diplomat ▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention ▪ first Postmaster General of the United States ▪ started the first free libraries
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery, states' rights, economic reasons
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
the Civil War
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
freed the slaves, saved the Union, led the U.S during the Civil War
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
fought for civil rights
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
communism
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights (movement)
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Roosevelt
Who was President during World War I?
Wilson