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100

Which group of people were brought to America and sold as slaves?

Africans

100

When must all men register for selective service. 

18 years old

100

What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance? 

The Flag and The United States

100

What age do citizens need to be in order to vote?

18

100

Who lived in America before Europeans arrived?

Native Americans, American Indians

200

What date is the last date to submit your federal tax form. 

April 15th

200

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

200

Name two rights of every citizen living in the United States.

expression, speech, assembly, petition, religion, bear arms. 

200

Name one reason Colonists came to America

  • Freedom
  • Political liberty
  • Religious freedom
  • Economic opportunity
  • Practice their religion
  • Escape persecution
200

Name two ways that U.S. citizens can participate in their democracy. 

  • Vote
  • Join a political party
  • Help with a campaign
  • Join a civic group
  • Join a community group
  • Give an elected official your opinion on an issue
  • Call Senators and Representatives
  • Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
  • Run for office
  • Write to a newspaper
300

When was the Constitution written?

1787

300

Why did the colonists fight the British?

  • High taxes (taxation without representation)
  • The British army stayed in their houses
  • Colonists didn’t have self-government
300

Name 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
300

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

300

Name one thing 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”
  • Sarted the first free libraries
400

Who is considered the father of the country?

George Washington

400

Name three of the original 13 colonies.

  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • Connecticut
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Delaware
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Georgia
400

Who was the first president of the United States?

George Washington

400

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

  • The Constitution was written.
  • The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
400

Name the U.S. war that was between the North and the South

The Civil War

500

Name one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did.

  • Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
  • Saved (or preserved) the Union
  • Led the U.S. during the Civil War
500

Name one of the writers of the Federalist papers.

  • (James) Madison
  • (Alexander) Hamilton
  • (John) Jay
  • Publius
500

What territory did The U.S. buy from France in 1803?

Louisiana Purchase

500

Name a war fought by the United States in the 1800s

  • The War of 1812
  • The Mexican-American War
  • The Civil War
  • The Spanish-American War
500

Name one problem that led to the Civil War

  • Slavery
  • Economic reasons
  • States’ rights