Rights & Responsibilities
Colonial Period/Independence
1800's
Recent History
Geography
100

This is what we show loyalty to when saying the Pledge of Allegiance

What is the United States (or flag)?

100

They lived in America before Europeans arrived

Who are Native Americans?

100

This was the US was between the North and the South

What is the Civil War?

100

This movement tried to end racial descrimination

What is the civil rights movement?

100

Name one of the two longest rivers in the US

What is the Mississippi or Missouri River?

200

This is one promise you make when you become a citizen of the US

What is give up loyalty to other countries, defend Constitution, obey laws, serve in US military if needed, be loyal to US?

200

This is one reason colonists came to America

What is freedom (political or religious), economic opportunity, practice their religion, OR escape persecution?

200

This is what the Emancipation Proclamation did

What is freed slaves in the Confederacy?

200

This major event happened on September 11, 2001

What is a terrorist attack on US soil?

200
This is the reason the flag has 13 stripes AND 50 stars

What is to represent the 13 original colonies and the 50 current states?

300

This is Tax Day

What is April 15?
300

This is the main author of the Declaration of Indeoendence

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

300

This is the territory the United States bought from France in 1803

What is Louisiana?

300
These are the THREE countries the US fought in WWII

What are Japan, Germany, and Italy?

300

Name FIVE states that border Canada

What are ME, NH, VT, NY, PA, OH, MI, WI, MN, ND, MT, ID, WA, AK?

400

This is the age all men register for the Selective Service

What is 18?

400

This is the year the Constitution was written

What is 1787?

400

Name TWO wars fought by the US in the 1800s

What are War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, AND/OR Spanish-American War?

400
Name THREE wars fought by the US in the 1900s

What are WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, AND/OR Persian Gulf War?

400

Name the FOUR states that border Mexico

What are CA, AZ, NM, TX?
500

These are TWO ways Americans can participate in democracy

What are vote, join a political party, help with a campaign, join a civic group, join a community group, give elected official your opinion on an issue, call Sen or Rep, run for office, write to a newspaper?

500

This is ONE of the authors of the Federalist Papers

Who was James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, OR Publius?

500

This woman famously fought for both women's right and civil rights

Who was Susan B. Anthony?

500

He was President during World War I

Who was Woodrow Wilson?

500

Name TWO US territories

What are Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam?