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100

(E) What did the Emancipation Procalmation do?

freed the slaves

100

(E) What did Susan B. Anthony do? 

fought for women's rights/civil rights

100

(F) Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s

1)WW1 2)WW2 3)Korean War 4)Vietnam War 5)Persian Gulf War

100

(F) Who was the President during WW1? 

Woodrow Wilson 

100

(F) Who was the President during the Great Depression and WW2? 

Franklin D. Roosevelt

200

(F) Who did the United States fight during WW2? 

1)Japan 2)Germany 3)Italy

200

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

WW2

200

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

Communism

200

(F) What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Civil Rights Movement

200

(F) What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? 

1)fought for civil rights 2)worked for equality for all Americans 

300

(F) What major event happened on September 11,2001? 

terrorists attacked the United States

300

(F) Name one American Indian tribe in the United States

1)Cherokee 2)Choctaw 3)Creek 4)Sioux 5)Seminole 6)Shawnee,etc

300

(G) Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States

1)Missouri RIver 2)Mississippi River

300

(G) What ocean is on the West coast of the United States?

Pacific Ocean

300

(G) What ocean is on the East coast of the United States? 

Atlantic Ocean

400

(G) Name one US Territory

1)Puerto Rico 2)Guam 3)US Virgin Islands 3)American Samoa 4)Northern Mariana Islands

400

(G) Name one state that borders Canada

1)Maine 2)New Hampshire 3)Vermont 4)New York 4)Pennsylvania 5)Ohio 6)Michigan 7)North Dakota 8)Montana 9)Washington 10)Alaska 11)Idaho 12)Minnesota

400

(G) Name one state that borders Mexico

1)California 2)Arizona 3)New Mexico 4)Texas

400

(G) What is the capital of the United States? 

Washington D.C. 

400

(G) Where is the Statue of Liberty? 

1)New York(Harbor) 2)Liberty Island 3)New Jersey, near NYC and on the Hudoson River are also acceptable answers

500

(H) Why does the flag have 13 stripes? 

Because the stripes represet the 13 original colonies

500

(H) Why does the flag have 50 stars? 

Because each star represents one of the 50 states

500

(H) What is the name of the National Anthem? 

The Star-Spangled Banner

500

(I) When do we celebrate Independence Day? 

July 4th

500

(I) Name 2 national US holidays

1)New Year's 2)Martin Luther King Jr. Day 3) President's Day 4)Memorial Day 5)Independence Day 6)Labor Day 7)Columbus Day 8)Thanksgiving 9)Christmas