(E) What did the Emancipation Procalmation do?
freed the slaves
(E) What did Susan B. Anthony do?
fought for women's rights/civil rights
(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
(F) Who was the President during WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
(F) Who was the President during the Great Depression and WW2?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(F) Who did the United States fight during WW2?
1)Japan 2)Germany 3)Italy
(F) Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war he in?
WW2
(F) During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
(F) What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights Movement
(F) What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
1)fought for civil rights 2)worked for equality for all Americans
(F) What major event happened on September 11,2001?
terrorists attacked the United States
(F) Name one American Indian tribe in the United States
1)Cherokee 2)Choctaw 3)Creek 4)Sioux 5)Seminole 6)Shawnee,etc
(G) Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States
1)Missouri RIver 2)Mississippi River
(G) What ocean is on the West coast of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
(G) What ocean is on the East coast of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
(G) Name one US Territory
1)Puerto Rico 2)Guam 3)US Virgin Islands 3)American Samoa 4)Northern Mariana Islands
(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
(G) Name one state that borders Mexico
1)California 2)Arizona 3)New Mexico 4)Texas
(G) What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
(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
(H) Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because the stripes represet the 13 original colonies
(H) Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Because each star represents one of the 50 states
(H) What is the name of the National Anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
(I) When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4th
(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