Geography
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
When is Independence Day?
July 4
Why did the colonists fight the British?
high taxes, wanting to choose leaders
What did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
Name one war fought by the U.S. in the 1900s.
World War 1
World War 2
What is one of the longest rivers in the U.S.?
Missouri River, Mississippi River
Name 2 national U.S. holidays.
various answers
George Washington was the ________ and the ________.
first president, father of our country
What is one problem that led to the Civil War?
slavery
What was the main concern in the Cold War?
Communism
What is one U.S. territory?
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
the flag
the United States
Who is one writer of the Federalist papers?
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
Name the U.S. war between the north and the south.
The Civil War
Who did the U.S. fight in World War 2?
Japan, Germany, Italy
What are two states that border Mexico and two that border Canada?
Mexico – CA, AZ, NM, TX
Canada – AK, WA, ID, MT, ND, MN, MI, OH, PA, NY, VT, NH, ME
50 stars because there are 50 states
13 stripes because of the 13 original colonies
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and when was it adopted?
Thomas Jefferson
July 4, 1776
What is one thing Susan B. Anthony did?
fought for women’s rights
Who were the presidents during World War 1 and World War 2?
WW1 - Woodrow Wilson
WW2 - Franklin Roosevelt
What borders the U.S. to the north, south, east, and west?
north – Canada
south – Mexico
east – Atlantic Ocean
west – Pacific Ocean
What is the name of the national anthem?
the Star Spangled Banner
When was the Constitution written and what did it do?
1787, set up the government
What did Abraham Lincoln write and what did it do?
Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves
What person and movement tried to end racial discrimination in America?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Rights Movement