Colonial Period and Independence
There were 13 original states. Name three.
What is New York OR New Hampshire OR Massachusetts OR Rhode Island OR Connecticut OR Delaware OR Maryland OR New Jersey OR Pennsylvania OR Virginia OR N. Carolina OR S. Carolina OR Georgia
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
What is Senate and the House of Representatives
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
What is Louisiana
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
What is World War I OR World War II
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
What is George Washington
How many U.S. Senators are there?
What is 100
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
What is the flag of the United States
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
What is slavery
Who was President during World War I?
What is Woodrow Wilson
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
What is We The People
Who is one of your states U.S. Senators now?
What is Tammy Baldwin or Ron Johnson
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
What is the 15th, which gave black men the right to vote OR the 19th, which gave women the right to vote OR the 24th, which eliminated poll taxes OR the 26th, which lowered the voting age to 18
What is one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
What is freed enslaved people
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
What is Franklin D. Roosevelt
When was the Constitution written?
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
What is 435
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
What is fought for women's rights
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
What is World War II
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
What is 27
Name your U.S. Representative.
What is Mark Pocan
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
What is April 15
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
What is the Spanish-American War
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
What is Communism