The legislative branch (Congress), the executive branch (the President), and the judicial branch (the court system).
What are the three branches of government.
100
The Louisiana Territory
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
100
Native Americans lived there.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
100
1) World War I 2) World War II 3) The Korean War 4) The Vietnam War 5) The Persian Gulf War
What were 5 wars that the U.S. was involved in?
100
Atlantic Ocean
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
200
Checks and balances
What prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
200
The Civil War
Name the U.S. war between the North and South.
200
July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
200
Terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
What was the major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
200
Washington D.C.
What is the capital of the United States?
300
4 years
How long is one presidential term.
300
Slavery, Economic Reasons, and State Rights
What were three problems that led to the Civil war.
300
Gorge Washington
Who was the first U.S. President
300
Cherokee, Creek, and Choctaw tribes.
What were some Indian tribes we learned about in class?
300
California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
What are the states that border Mexico?
400
The Vice President becomes President.
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
400
War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, and Spanish-American War
What were the 4 wars that America fought in the 1800's
400
1. Because of high taxes (taxation without representation). 2. Because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering, marshal law).
3. Because they didn't have self-government.
Why did the colonists fight the British?
400
The Civil Rights Movement
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
400
It's cold in winter and hot in summer and the vegetation is mostly grass.
What is the description of the Central Plains.
500
100
How many United States Senators are there?
500
1832
What was the year the Trail of Tears happened?
500
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independance
500
President Franklin Roosevelt.
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
500
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam