Rights
In What year were women given the right to vote?
1920
How many colonies were in the original set of American colonies?
13
Who was elected first president of the United States
George Washington
True or False
In the Boston Tea Party hundreds of pounds of tea spilled into the ocean
true
In what year was slavery declared illegal?
1865
What is "Manifest destiny"
America's destiny to expand across the continent
Who rode the horse through the colonies to signal "The British Were Coming"
Paul Revere
What is the Capitol City of America
Washington D.C.
which country originally ruled America?
Britain
Who discovered America?
Christopher Columbus
What year did the civil war begin?
1861
What is the second most spoken language in America?
Spanish
Which president abolished slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
What two states were the last to enter the union?
Hawaii and Alaska
What countries fought in the American Revolutionary War?
America and Britain
How Many stripes are on the American Flag?
thirteen
The Declaration of Independence declared The United States as an independent nation. On What date was the document signed?
July 4, 1776
In What year were women allowed to own property?
1848
What year was the bill of rights signed?
1791
What are the three branches of the US national government?
legislative, executive, judicial