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100

What two oceans does the United States border?

Pacific and Atlantic

100
What group travelled on the Mayflower and arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts?

Pilgrims

100

The Bill of Rights refers to what section of the Constitution?

First 10 Amendments

100
In the 1840s, many Americans moved west for greater economic opporunities after the discovery of __.

Gold

100

What two sides fought in the Civil War?

Union and Confederacy

200

What two countries does the United States border?

Canada and Mexico

200

What was the religious group that founded Pennsylvania and who was their leader?

William Penn led the Quakers to Pennsylvania.

200

What are two requirements that citizens in the United States have?

Taxes, follow laws, jury duty

200

What European country did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Lousiana Territory from?

France

200
President Lincoln famously freed the slaves in the south with the passing of the __ __.

Emancipation Proclamation

300

The Appalachian Mountains stretch across the eastern United States, while the ____ stretch across the west.

Rocky Mountains

300

What document was signed in 1776 that freed the colonies from the British Empire and who was its author?

Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson

300

What are three freedoms given to citizens under the First Amendment?

Speech, Protest, Religion, Press

300
During the early to mid-1800s, Americans believed it was their god-given right to expand their borders. This attitude became known as ___

Manifest Destiny

300

What is the name of the strategy that the north used to win the Civil War?

Anaconda Plan

400

The longest river in the United States is the...

 - Amazon

 - Missouri

 - Erie

 - California

Missouri

400

Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

George Washington

400

What are the three branches of the U.S. government?

Executive, Judicial, Legislative
400

Which President infamously removed Native Americans from the United States and forced them into the west?

Andrew Jackson

400
What infamous event happened less than one month after conclusion of the Civil War?

Lincoln's Assassination

500

List 5 of the original 13 colonies

NH, MA, RI, CT, PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA, SC, NC, GA

500

What famous protest resulted in colonists disguising themselves as Natives and ruining millions of dollars worth of British goods?

Boston Tea Party

500

Americans that supported the Constitution and a strong central government were known as ___

Federalists

500

Many western states (CA, NM, AZ) were added to the United States following their victory in what war?

Mexican-American War

500
The time period in the United States following the Civil War became known as ___

Reconstruction