Leaders
Who is our 1st president?
George Washington
What is one reason colonists came to America?
• freedom
• religious freedom
• political liberty
• economic opportunity
• escape persecution
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
• Mississippi (River)
• Missouri (River)
What is the capital of the United States?
• Washington, D.C.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
• New York (Harbor)
• Liberty Island
John Adams is our ____ president?
A. 2nd president
B. 3rd president
C. 5th president
D. 6th president
2nd president
Why did the colonists fight the British?
• because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
• because the British army stayed in their houses
• because they didn’t have self-government
What ocean is on the West Coast of
the United States?
Pacific (Ocean)
Name one state that borders Mexico.
• California
• Arizona
• Texas
• New Mexico
• Guam
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
• because there are 50 states
• because each star represents a state
Who was President during World War I?
1. Harry S. Truman
2. Richard Nixon
3. John F. Kennedy
4. Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
• freed the slaves
• freed slaves in the Confederacy
• freed slaves in the Confederate states
• freed slaves in most Southern states
What ocean is on the East Coast
of the United States?
Atlantic (Ocean)
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
• Sioux
• Navajo
• Cherokee
• Creek
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• Blackfeet
• Lakota
• Crow
• Hopi
• Iroquois
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
• because there were 13 original colonies
Who was President during the Great Depression and
World War II?
1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
2. Herbert Hoover
3. Lyndon B. Johnson
4. Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
• fought for women’s rights
• fought for civil rights
Name one U.S. territory.
• American Samoa
• Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands
• Northern Mariana Islands
Name two national U.S. holidays.
• New Year’s Day • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • Veterans Day
• President’s Day • Independence Day • Thanksgiving
• Memorial day • Labor day • Christmas
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star Spangled Banner
Who is the Governor of your state now (MN)?
Tim Walz
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Hint: Lead by Martin Luther King
civil rights (movement)
Name one state that borders Canada.
• Minnesota • New York
• Alaska • Montana
• Maine • Washington
• Michigan
Who did the United States fight in World War II? (3 countries)
Japan, Germany, and Italy
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
• John Jay
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton