Lesson 1
What is the capital of your state?
Lansing
Where is the Statue of Liberty
New York, New York City
Name 2 national U.S. holidays.
Columbus Day and Thanksgiving.
Who is the father of our country?
Washington.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civil War.
What is the economic system in the United States?
Market economy
Name one state that borders Mexico
California
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Native Americans
Why did the colonists fight the British?
They wanted to choose their own leaders.
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
The Civil War
Who is the governor of Michigan?
Whitmer
Name one state that borders Canada.
Alaska
Michigan
What is one reason colonists came to America?
For freedom
What are 2 rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life and liberty.
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery.
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
Voting
Writing to a newspaper
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Mississippi
Missouri
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
People from Africa
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
What is the name of the national anthem?
Star Spangled Banner
What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
The Atlantic Ocean
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of
the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Hamilton
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
She worked for women’s rights