American History
Who lived in America before the Europeans?
Native Americans
Who takes over if the President can no longer serve?
The Vice President
What are the two longest rivers in the United States?
The Mississippi and Missouri
How old do you have to be to vote in an election?
18
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
Who is known as the father of our country?
George Washington
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star Spangled Banner
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
To represent the 13 colonies
Why did colonists fight the British?
High taxes
Who makes federal laws?
Congress
What ocean is on the west coast of the United States?
What is one right only for US citizens?
vote or run for federal office
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was president during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
When is the last day to file taxes?
April 15
In what month are elections held?
November
Before he was president, Dwight D Eisenhower was a general in what war?
World War II
What are the two parts of Congress?
The Senate and the House of Representatives
Name three of the original 13 colonies
Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Describe one of the amendments to the Constitution about who can vote.
All men can vote, you don't have to pay to vote, all people can vote, citizens 18 and older can vote
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
Which three men wrote the Federalist Papers?
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison
What are two ways Americans can participate in their democracy?
vote, join a political party, run for office, join a civic group, call your Senators and Representatives
What does the judicial branch do?
Interprets the laws, decides if laws are constitutional
Name two wars fought by America in the 1800s
Who does US Senator represent?
The people of their state
Name three states that border Canada
Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Pennsylvania, Alaska
What are two rights of everyone living in the US?
freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of protest, freedom of assembly, freedom of petition, right to bear arms
This document was signed by Abraham Lincoln and freed enslaved people
The Emancipation Proclamation
What did Susan B Anthony do?
fought for women's rights
What is the economic system in the US?
Capitalist or Free Market
Who did the US fight in World War II
Japan, Italy, and Germany
Name two Native American Tribes in America
Navajo, Hopi, Havasupai, Yaqui, Yavapai, Hualapai, Apache, Zuni
What keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances or separation of powers
Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islans, US Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands
What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen?
be loyal to the US, give up loyalty to all other countries, obey the laws of the US, defend the Constitution
What are the five rights protected in the first amendment?
Free speech, freedom of press, freedom of petition, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly
What is Benjamin Franklin famous for?
Being a US diplomat, oldest member of the Constitutional Convention, an inventor, first Postmaster General of the US
Name three US Holidays
New Year's Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, Columbus Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Independence Day
What does the Constitution do?
Sets up the government, defines the government