Geography
What is the capital of the U.S.?
Washington, D.C.
When is Independence Day? What are two other U.S. holidays?
July 4
New Year’s, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.
Why did the colonists fight the British?
high taxes
What are three of the thirteen original states?
NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
We the people
What are the two longest rivers in the U.S.?
Mississippi River
Missouri River
How many stars does the flag have and why?
50 stars for 50 states
What war was fought between the North and South and why?
Civil War – slavery
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
life, liberty
What is an amendment and how many are there?
A change to the Constitution
27 amendments
What are two states that border Mexico and two states that border Canada?
Mexico – CA, AZ, NM, TX
Canada – AK, WA, ID, MT, ND, MN, MI, OH, PA, NY, VT, NH, ME
How many stripes does the flag have and why?
13 stripes for 13 original colonies
What were two wars fought by the U.S. in the 1900s?
World War 1
World War 2
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and when?
Thomas Jefferson
July 4, 1776
What is one power of the federal and state government in the Constitution?
Federal – print money
State – give driver’s license
What are two U.S. territories?
Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
the U.S.
the flag
What war was caused in part by Communism?
Cold War
Who are three famous people (not presidents) and what did they do?
Ben Franklin – libraries
Susan B. Anthony – women’s rights
MLK Jr. – civil rights
Hamilton – Federalist papers
When was the Constitution written and what does it do?
1787
sets up the government
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
Who did the U.S. fight in World War 2?
Japan, Germany, Italy
Who are four famous presidents and what did they do?
Washington – first president, father of our country
Lincoln – Emancipation Proclamation, freed the slaves
Wilson – World War 1
Roosevelt – World War 2, Great Depression
What is the Bill of Rights and what are two rights we get from it?
First 10 amendments
freedom of speech, freedom of religion