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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

▪ saved (or preserved) the Union

▪ led the United States during the Civil War

100

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed the slaves

▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy

▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states

▪ freed slaves in most Southern states

100

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

▪ fought for women’s rights

▪ fought for civil rights

100

78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

▪ World War I

▪ World War II

▪ Korean War

▪ Vietnam War

▪ (Persian) Gulf War

100

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt

200

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy

200

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

▪ World War II

200

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

▪ Communism

200

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

▪ civil rights (movement)

200

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*

▪ fought for civil rights

▪ worked for equality for all Americans

300

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

▪ Terrorists attacked the United States.

300

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

▪ Missouri (River)

▪ Mississippi (River)

300

 Name one U.S. territory.

▪ Puerto Rico

▪ U.S. Virgin Islands

▪ American Samoa

▪ Northern Mariana Islands

▪ Guam

300

When do we celebrate Independence Day?*

▪ July 4

300

What is the name of the national anthem?

▪ The Star-Spangled Banner

400

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

▪ Cherokee

▪ Navajo

▪ Sioux

▪ Chippewa

▪ Choctaw

▪ Pueblo

▪ Apache

▪ Iroquois

▪ Creek

▪ Blackfeet

▪ Seminole

▪ Cheyenne

▪ Arawak

▪ Shawnee

▪ Mohegan

▪ Huron

▪ Oneida

▪ Lakota

▪ Crow

▪ Teton

▪ Hopi

▪ Inuit

400

Name two national U.S. holidays.

▪ New Year’s Day

▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

▪ Presidents’ Day

▪ Memorial Day

▪ Independence Day

▪ Labor Day

▪ Columbus Day

▪ Veterans Day

▪ Thanksgiving

▪ Christmas

400

Name one state that borders Canada.

▪ Maine

▪ New Hampshire

▪ Vermont

▪ New York

▪ Pennsylvania

▪ Ohio

▪ Michigan

▪ Minnesota

▪ North Dakota

▪ Montana

▪ Idaho

▪ Washington

▪ Alaska

400

What is the capital of the United States?*

▪ Washington, D.C.

400

Why does the flag have 50 stars?*

▪ because there is one star for each state

▪ because each star represents a state

▪ because there are 50 states

500

Who was President during World War I?

▪ (Woodrow) Wilson

500

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

▪ Atlantic (Ocean)

500

Name one state that borders Mexico.

▪ California

▪ Arizona

▪ New Mexico

▪ Texas

500

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

▪ because there were 13 original colonies

▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies

500

Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

▪ New York (Harbor)

▪ Liberty Island

[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]