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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
▪ The Constitution was written.
▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
(George) Washington
Who was the first President?*
(George) Washington
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
▪ slavery
▪ economic reasons
▪ states’ rights
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
fought for civil rights
worked for equality for all Americans
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ the Louisiana Territory ▪ Louisiana
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
▪ the Civil War ▪ the War between the States
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
▪ Communism
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(James) Madison ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton
▪ (John) Jay ▪ Publius
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
▪ War of 1812
▪ Mexican-American War
▪ Civil War
▪ Spanish-American War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
▪ World War I ▪ World War II ▪ Korean War
▪ Vietnam War ▪ (Persian) Gulf War
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
▪ civil rights (movement)
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek ▪ Blackfeet ▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak ▪ Shawnee
▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron ▪ Oneida ▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi ▪ Inuit
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
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
Who was President during World War I?
▪ (Woodrow) Wilson
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
▪ because there were 13 original colonies
▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies
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
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪ fought for women’s rights
▪ fought for civil rights
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
▪ World War II
Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
▪ because there is one star for each state
▪ because each star represents a state
▪ because there are 50 states