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Why did the colonists fight the British?
They wanted self-government
When was the Constitution of the United States written?
1787
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed enslaved people in the Confederate States
Name one United States territory.
Puerto Rico
American Samoa
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Guam U.S. Virgin Islands
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, Italy
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The Federalist Papers supported passage of the Constitution of the United States. Name one of the writers.
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women's rights
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution of the United States
Before he was a President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War I
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
He 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
Gulf War
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
Serving on a jury
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
The 13 original colonies also became the 13 original...
States
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
These are all things you promise when?
Give up loyalties to other countries
Obey the laws of the United States
Defend the Constitution of the United States
You become a U.S. citizen
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights Movement
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
Who was the first President?
George Washington
Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Slavery is one problem that to the...
Civil War
What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Fought for civil rights of all Americans