U.S. History
Freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, practice their religion, escape persecution.
What is one reason the colonists came to America?
Serve on a jury, vote.
What is one responsibility that is for US citizens only?
The Civil War, the War between the States.
What was the U.S. war between the North and the South?
Four years.
We elect a President for how many years?
We the People.
What are the first three words of the U.S. Constitution?
Africans, people from Africa.
What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?
Apply for a federal job, vote, run for office, carry a US passport.
What are two rights for US citizens only?
Slavery, economic reasons, states' rights.
What is one problem that led to the Civil War?
November.
In which month do we vote for President?
A change or an addition to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
Native Americans, American Indians.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Eighteen or older.
How old does a US citizen have to be to vote for President?
Freed the slaves, freed the slaves in Confederacy.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Donald Trump.
Who is our current President?
The Bill of Rights.
What do we call the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution?
The taxes were high, the British army stayed in their houses, they didn't have self-government.
What is one reason the colonists fought the British?
At age eighteen, between the ages eighteen and twenty-six.
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War.
What was one war fought by the US in the 1800s?
J.D. Vance.
Who is our current Vice President?
Twenty-seven.
How many amendments are there in the U.S. Constitution?
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Publius.
Who was one of the authors of the Constitution?
April fifteenth.
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
Freed the slaves, saved (or preserved) the Union, let the US during the Civil War.
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
The Speaker of the House.
Who takes over if both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve?
Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?