Presidents/People
Who is the “Father of Our Country” AND the first president of the U.S?
George Washington
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Civil War
List 1 reason colonists came to America.
freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans/People from Africa
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4th, 1776
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery ▪ economic reasons ▪ states’ rights
Why did the colonists fight the British?
because of high taxes (taxation without representation) ▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) ▪ because they didn’t have self-government
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights Movement
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. diplomat ▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention ▪ first Postmaster General of the United States ▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” ▪ started the first free libraries
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I ▪ World War II ▪ Korean War ▪ Vietnam War ▪ (Persian) Gulf War
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
When was the Constitution written?
1778
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) ▪ saved (or preserved) the Union ▪ led the United States during the Civil War
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
Name ONE of the 13 colonies.
New Hampshire ▪ Massachusetts ▪ Rhode Island ▪ Connecticut ▪ New York ▪ New Jersey ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Delaware ▪ Maryland ▪ Virginia ▪ North Carolina ▪ South Carolina ▪ Georgia
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
fought for civil rights ▪ worked for equality for all Americans
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States (9/11)
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
What document announced America's independence?
Declaration of Independence
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
fought for women’s rights
Name 2 Federal or National Holidays.
New Year’s Day ▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ▪ Presidents’ Day ▪ Memorial Day ▪ Independence Day ▪ Labor Day ▪ Columbus Day ▪ Veterans Day ▪ Thanksgiving ▪ Christmas