American History
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
Religious Freedom
Economic Opportunity
Escape Persecuition
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States
Missouri River
Mississippi River
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
US Diplomat
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
First Postmaster General of the US
Write of "Poor Richard's Almanac"
Started the first Free Library
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Native Americans
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
What is one important thing Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the slaves
Saved (preserved) the Union
Led the US during the Civil War
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
People from Africa
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlanic Ocean
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for Women's rights
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name one US Territory
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
American Samoa
Guam
Who is the Father of Our Country?
George Washington
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900's.
World War 1
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Persian/Gulf War
Name one state that borders Canada
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Fought for:
Civil rights
Equality for all Americans