1800s
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Italy, Germany
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
How old do citizens have to be to vote for president?
18
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the slaves
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Civil War
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil rights movement
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War II
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
What did Martin Luther King, Jr., do?
Fought for civil rights
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Civil War
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women's rights
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens 18 and older can vote.