Colonial Period and Independence
Who was the first President?
(George) Washington
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States?
Missouri (River)
Mississippi (River)
What does the word arrested mean?
Taken to jail by the police.
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Economic Opportunity
What is disability
a Physical or mental problem that limits you
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
What does allegiance mean?
loyalty to a country or belief
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Name one state that borders Canada.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Alaska
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
Name one states that borders Canada.
Maine Minnesota
New Hampshire North Dakota
Vermont Montana
New York Idaho
Pennsylvania Washington
Ohio Alaska
Michigan
If you belong to the armed forces, what group is this?
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
What happened a the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United
States?
Pacific (Ocean)
A killing of a lot of people for religion, race or any other reason is called....
Genocide
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Name three national holidays
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(James) Madison
(Alexander) Hamilton
(John) Jay
Publius
Name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
If a person is not in the military, what is it call?
Civilian
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
What is a habitual Drunkard?