Colonial History
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- American Indians
- Native Americans
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
- Announced our independence (from Great Britain)
- Declared our independence (from Great Britain)
- Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
(George) Washington
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
- The Civil War
- The War between the 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
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil Rights (Movement)
Name two national U.S. holidays.
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- Africans
- People from Africa
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
Who was the first president?
(George) Washington
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- War of 1812
- Mexican-American War
- Civil War
- Spanish-American War
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
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
There were 13 original states. Name three.
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
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
- The Louisiana Territory
- Louisiana
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
- Life
- Liberty
- Pursuit of happiness
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
- U.S. diplomat
- Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
- First Postmaster General of the United States
- Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
- Started the first free libraries
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
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
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
- (James) Madison
- (Alexander) Hamilton
- (John) Jay
- Publius
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 Susan B. Anthony do?
- Fought for women’s rights
- Fought for civil rights