jeopardy game

A

100

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

led the United States during the Civil War

200

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

civil rights (movement)

300

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed the salves 

400

what did martin Luther King do.

fought for civil rights

▪ worked for equality for all Americans

500

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

fought for women’s rights

B

100

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

200

What is the capital of the United States?*

▪ Washington, D.C.

300

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

▪ Missouri (River)

▪ Mississippi (River)

400

Who was President during World War I?

(Woodrow) Wilson

500

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

(Franklin) Roosevelt

C

100

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

July 4

200

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

▪ because there were 13 original colonies

▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies

300

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

▪ New York (Harbor)

▪ Liberty Island

400

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

Communism

500

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Japan, Germany, and Italy

D

100

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

World War I

World War II

Korean War

 Vietnam War

(Persian) Gulf War

200

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

300

Name one state that borders Canada.

▪ Maine

▪ New Hampshire

▪ Vermont

▪ New York

▪ Pennsylvania

▪ Ohio

▪ Michigan

▪ Minnesota

▪ North Dakota

▪ Montana

▪ Idaho

▪ Washington

▪ Alaska

400

Name one U.S. territory.

▪ Puerto Rico

▪ U.S. Virgin Islands

▪ American Samoa

▪ Northern Mariana Islands

▪ Guam

500

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

▪ World War II

E

100

Name one state that borders Mexico.

Arizona 

200

What is the name of the national anthem?

What is the name of the national anthem?

300

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

▪ Pacific (Ocean)

400

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

Terrorists attacked the United States. 

9/11

500

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

▪ Atlantic (Ocean)