1700s
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. diplomat
Africans
Name one war fought the United States in the 1900s
World War 1
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?`
Because there were 13 original colonies
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life and liberty
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
Who did the United States fight in World War 2?
Name two national U.S. holidays.
Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas...
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South
Civil War
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War 2
Name one state that borders Canada.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
What did Susan B Anthony do?
Fought for women's rights
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War 2?
Franklin Roosevelt
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared our independence
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights Movement
The Star Spangled Banner