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100

Who was the first President?

  • (George) Washington

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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

100

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

  • New York (Harbor)

  • Liberty Island

100

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

  • World War I

  • World War II

  • Korean War

  • Vietnam War

  • (Persian) Gulf War

100

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

200

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

  • fought for women’s rights

  • fought for civil rights

200

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

  • The Constitution was written.

  • The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

200

Name one state that borders Mexico?

  • California

  • Arizona

  • New Mexico

  • Texas

200

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

  • the Civil War

  • the War between the States

200

What is the political party of the president now?

Republican (Party)

300

Who was President during World War I?

  • (Woodrow) Wilson

300

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

  • life

  • liberty

  • pursuit of happiness

300

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

  • Atlantic (Ocean)

300

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

  • War of 1812

  • Mexican-American War

  • Civil War

  • Spanish-American War

300

What is the economic system in the United States?

  • capitalist economy

  • market economy

400

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

  • fought for civil rights

  • worked for equality for all Americans

400

 What does the Constitution do?

  • sets up the government

  • defines the government

  • protects basic rights of Americans

400

Name one of the 2 largest rivers in the United States?

  • Missouri (River)

  • Mississippi (River)

400

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Japan, Germany, and Italy

400

What are 2 ways that Americans 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

500

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

500

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

  • announced our independence (from Great Britain)

  • declared our independence (from Great Britain)

  • said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

500

There were 13 original states. Name three.

  • New Hampshire

  • Massachusetts

  • Rhode Island

  • Connecticut

  • New York

  • New Jersey

  • Pennsylvania

  • Delaware

  • Maryland

  • Virginia

  • North Carolina

  • South Carolina

  • Georgia

500

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

  • slavery

  • economic reasons

  • states’ rights

500

What is the name of the national anthem?

  • The Star-Spangled Banner