Colonial History
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Native Americans
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
When was it adopted?
▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
July 4, 1776
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
▪ War of 1812
▪ Mexican-American War
▪ Civil War
▪ Spanish-American War
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
▪ Terrorists attacked the United States.
Name ONE American Indian tribe in the United States.
Cherokee
Navajo
Choctaw
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
▪ slavery
▪ economic reasons
▪ states’rights
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
The Civil Rights movement
Why did the colonists fight the British?
▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
▪ because they didn’t have self-government
There were 13 original states. Name three.
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
▪ saved (or preserved) the Union
▪ led the United States during the Civil War
Who was President during World War I?
▪ (Woodrow) Wilson
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
▪ fought for civil rights
▪ worked for equality for all Americans
What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ freedom
▪ political liberty
▪ religious freedom
▪ economic opportunity
▪ practice their religion
▪ escape persecution
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
▪ The Constitution was written.
▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
▪ freed the slaves
▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy
▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states
▪ freed slaves in most Southern states
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
▪ World War I
▪ World War II
▪ Korean War
▪ Vietnam War
▪ (Persian) Gulf War
When did women have the right to vote?
1920
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
▪ Africans
▪ people from Africa
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(James) Madison
▪ (Alexander) Hamilton
(John) Jay
▪ Publius
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪ fought for women’s rights
▪ fought for civil rights
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
▪ civil rights (movement)