U.s. landmarks
The city where the president lives
Washington DC
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What is the war where America declared independence from Britain
the Revolutionary War
Who is the current US president
Donald Trump
When do we celebrate Indpendence Day?*
July 4
Biggest river in the U.S.
The Mississippi River
what is one reason Why the colonists fought the British?
because of high taxes (taxation without representation) because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) because they didn’t have self-government
What is the war where the South declared independence
The Civil War
who was the president for World War II
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
the biggest Civil War battle
Battle of Gettysburg
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
▪ American Indians ▪ Native Americans
What attack on American Military Base brought America into World War II
The attack of Pearl Harbor
Name a president that was impeached
Andrew Johnson (1868), Bill Clinton (1998), and Donald Trump (2019 and 2021)
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
▪ the United States ▪ the flag
what is the most visited national park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
There were 13 original states. Name three.
▪ New Hampshire ▪ Massachusetts ▪ Rhode Island ▪ Connecticut ▪ New York ▪ New Jersey ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Delaware ▪ Maryland ▪ Virginia ▪ North Carolina ▪ South Carolina ▪ Georgia
how many American soldiers died in World War I
116,516
Name a president that was assassinated or attempted to be assassinated
Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901), and John F. Kennedy (1963) Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford (twice), Ronald Reagan, and Donald Trump.
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military
the President
what is the capital of south dakota
Pierre
When was the Constitution written?
1787
who was the president in World War I
Woodrow Wilson
who was the President in 1987
Ronald Reagan
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms
April 15