Presidential History
He freed the slaves, led the United States in the Civil War, and saved the Union, but did NOT fight in the Revolutionary War.
What is an important thing NOT done by Abraham Lincoln?
What was not a factor leading to the Civil War?
George Washington is known as this for our country.
Who is the "Father of our country"?
Africans were the only ones.
What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?
Better retirement benefits were NOT, but Freedom, Economic opportunity, practice religion, and escape persecution were.
What are reasons colonists came to America?
George Washington was Commander of the Continental Army before he became this.
Who was the first President?
The Revolutionary War was in the 1700's, Vietnam and World War II in the 1900's, and the Civil War?
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800's.
What is something Benjamin Franklin is NOT famous for?
He led a non-violent fight for Civil Rights that included many races of people.
What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Native Americans/American Indians were the only ones.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
General Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during this war.
What is World War II?
Taxation without representation, they didn't have self government, and British Army staying in their homes were, but restricted access to the Mississippi River was.
What was NOT a reason the colonists fought the British?
Alexander Hamilton wrote, "You must first enable the government to control the governed, and then, oblige it to govern its self" in Federalist #10
Who was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers?
The Civil Rights movement was violent and non-violent at times, but this was always the goal.
What is tried to end racial discrimination?
Christmas, New Year's Day and President's Day are, but Halloween is just a fun time.
Which is NOT a federal holiday?
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to four terms, but died in the last term. He started and end in two global events.
What are the Great Depression and World War II?
Terrorist attacked the United States in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania on this date.
What is September 11, 2001?
Getting a Driver's License is an example of their power.
What is a power of the state government?
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves of the Confederate States with this document
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Each year on the 4th of July
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
Woodrow Wilson was reelected President because he kept America out of this war.
What is World War I?
Communism and the Soviet Union were opposite the United States in the bi-polar global conflict.
What is the Cold War?
Although not at the 1848 Seneca Falls Conference, Susan B. Anthony worked with Elizabeth C. Stanton on this issue which was finally achieved in 1919.
What is fought for women's rights?
In 1954, the case of Brown vs. Board of Education was heard by how many Justices of this Body.
What are the nine Justice of the Supreme Court?
Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner poem in three stanzas. The first stanza was put to music and became this.
What is the National Anthem?