1700
What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ freedom
▪ political liberty
▪ religious freedom
▪ economic opportunity
▪ practice their religion
▪ escape persecution
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
freed the slaves
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
▪ Terrorists attacked the United States.
Texas Governor
Greg Abbott
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
18
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
•▪ Native Americans
•American Indians
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
• fought for women’s rights
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
•fought for civil rights
Number of representatives in the House of Representatives
435
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
▪ April 15
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
Who was President during World War I?
•(Woodrow) Wilson .
Texas Senator
Ted Cruz
What is the economic system in the US?
•CAPITALIST ECONOMY
•MARKET ECONOMY
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
Name one problem that led to the Civil War:
slavery
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
•Japan, Germany and Italy
Capital of Texas
Austin
Name one Branch or part of the government
Congress, executive, President, the courts, Legislative, judicial
who was a famous US Diplomat
Benjamin Franklin
war between the north and the south
civil war
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
communism
Why do some states have more representatives than others
because of the State's population
One promise you make when you become a United States citizen
▪ give up loyalty to other countries
▪ defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
▪ obey the laws of the United States
▪ serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
▪ serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
▪ be loyal to the United States