The 1700s
Why did the colonists fight the British?
High taxes (or other answers)
What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
The Civil Rights Movement
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
Fought for Civil Rights
The Constitution
There were 13 original states. Name three.
Any 3: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Name the U.S. war between the North and South.
The Civil War
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I, World War II, The Korean War, The Vietnam War, The Persian Gulf War
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the slaves
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
The Civil War, The Spanish-American War, The War of 1812, The Mexican-American War
Who did the U.S. fight in World War II?
Japan, Italy, Germany
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Started first free libraries (and other answers)
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the U.S.?
Communism
What is the name of the Vice President of the U.S. now?
Kamala Harris
The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women's rights
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared independence from Great Britain