Early U.S. History
Independence
People
1800s
1900s
100

What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

Africans

100

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

100

George Washington is famous for many things. Name ONE.

first President

100

What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?

Louisiana

100

Name ONE war fought by the U.S. in the 1900s.

World War I

200

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Native Americans

200

What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

Revolutionary War

200

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the Constitution. Name ONE of the writers.

Alexander Hamilton

200

Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1800s. 

Civil War

200

Why did the U.S. enter World War II?

Pearl Harbor

300

The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name ONE.

freedom
300

The American Revolution had many important events. Name ONE.

Declaration of Independence

300
Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name ONE.

one of the writers of the Federalist Papers

300

Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name ONE.

freed the slaves

300
Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?

The Soviet Union

400

Name ONE reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

high taxes

400

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

400

James Madison is famous for many things. Name ONE.

one of the writers of the Federalist Papers

400

What U.S. war ended slavery?

Civil War

400

Why did the U.S. enter the Vietnam War?

To stop the spread of communism

500

What founding document said the American colonies were free from Great Britain?

Declaration of Independence

500

There were 13 original states. Name FIVE.

New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina
500

Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name ONE.

founded the first free public libraries

500

When did all men get the right to vote?

After the Civil War

500

Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name ONE.

fought for civil rights