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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Who is the "Father of our Country"
George Washington
What is one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Saved the slaves
Who did the US fight in World War 2?
Germany
Italy
Japan
Name one American Indian tribe.
Choctaw
Cherokee
Etc.
Why did colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes
What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
Before he was President Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in
World War 2
Name one US territory.
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
Etc...
There are 13 original colonies. Name three.
Rhode Island
New York
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Etc.
Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s?
Civil War
War World 1
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
She was an activist for Women's rights
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the US?
Communism
Name one state that borders Canada.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Alaska.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Constitution was written
Name the US war between the North and South
Civil War
Who was President during World War 1?
Woodrow Wilson
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Fought for civil rights
What is the Capital of the US?
Washington, D.C.
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin was famous for?
US Diplomat
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War 2?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What major event happened on September 11,2011 in the US?
Terrorist attacks on the twin towers
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
50 states