Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
1800s
Colonial Period and Independence
100
Name two national U.S. holidays.
What is
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Presidents’ Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
100
Name one state that borders Canada.
What is Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, or Alaska?
100
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
What is terrorists attacked the United States?
100
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
What is the Civil War or the War Between the States?
100
Why did the colonists fight the British?
What is because of high taxes (taxation without representation), because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering), or because they didn’t have self-government?
200
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
What is there were 13 original colonies and the stripes represent the original colonies
200
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
What is New York (Harbor) or Liberty Island?
200
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
What is communism?
200
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
200
When was the Constitution written?
What is 1787?
300
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
What is July 4
300
What is the capital of the United States?
What is Washington, D.C.
300
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
What is World War II?
300
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
What is freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation), saved (or preserved) the Union, or led the United States during the Civil War?
300
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
What is 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?
400
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
What is there is one star for each state, each star represents a state, and there are 50 states
400
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
What is Atlantic?
400
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
What is Franklin Roosevelt?
400
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
What is War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, or Spanish-American War?
400
There were 13 original states. Name three.
What is New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia?
500
What is the name of the national anthem?
What is the Star Spangled Banner
500
Name one U.S. territory.
What is Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
500
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
What is Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, Inuit?
500
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
What is fought for women’s rights or fought for civil rights?
500
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
What is (James) Madison, (Alexander) Hamilton, (John) Jay, or Publius?