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Who was our sixteenth president?
Abraham Lincoln
100
African American minister who helped change unfair laws through peaceful marches and speeches.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
100
Day in November when Americans who have served in the U.S. military are recognized.
Veteran's Day
100
If a factory is polluting the air, what right are they violating?
The right to breathe clean air.
100
Who is the scientist that discovered electricity was in lightening?
Benjamin Franklin
200
Who is known as the "Father of our Country"?
George Washington
200
Who was the first African American to play in the major leagues of baseball?
Jackie Robinson
200
Holiday in May to recognize Americans who died in wars while serving for their country.
Memorial Day
200
Name the basic principles of our government.
1. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 2. Equality under the law
200
Who discovered hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes and soy beans?
George Washington Carver
300
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
300
Who was the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
300
Holiday in February that honors U.S. presidents
Presidents' Day
300
True or False: In the U.S., life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are rights that people have to earn.
False, they are privileges that people are born with
300
Who worked for women's rights (including the right to vote)?
Susan B. Anthony
400
Who was the third U.S. president?
Thomas Jefferson
400
She is known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Rosa Parks
400
This holiday is in October and honors a European explorer who is believed to have discovered North America.
Columbus Day
400
What does "equality under the law" mean?
All people should be treated fairly.
400
Mexican American who worked to improve conditions for farm workers.
Cesar Chavez
500
This president helped to end slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
500
What is one thing Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Thurgood Marshall all had in common?
They helped change unfair laws and bring about equal rights for African Americans.
500
This holiday honors all working Americans.
Labor Day
500
What are some ways that people can serve their community, state, and nation?
Be a volunteer, get involved in community service projects, serve as a government official, join the military, vote
500
Name three symbols of our country that you have studied recently.
Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagle, Washington Monument, American Flag