Colonial Period and Independence
System of Government
Rights & Responsibilities
American history- 1800's
Recent American history
100

There were 13 original states. Name three.

What is New York OR New Hampshire OR Massachusetts OR Rhode Island OR Connecticut OR Delaware OR Maryland OR New Jersey OR Pennsylvania OR Virginia OR N. Carolina OR S. Carolina OR Georgia

100

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

What is Senate and the House of Representatives

100

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

What is vote and run for office
100

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

What is Louisiana

100

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

What is World War I OR World War II

200

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

What is George Washington

200

How many U.S. Senators are there?

What is 100

200

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

What is the flag of the United States

200

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

What is slavery

200

Who was President during World War I?

What is Woodrow Wilson

300

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

What is We The People

300

Who is one of your states U.S. Senators now?

What is Tammy Baldwin or Ron Johnson

300

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

What is the 15th, which gave black men the right to vote OR the 19th, which gave women the right to vote OR the 24th, which eliminated poll taxes OR the 26th, which lowered the voting age to 18

300

What is one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

What is freed enslaved people

300

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

What is Franklin D. Roosevelt

400

When was the Constitution written?

What is 1787
400

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

What is 435

400

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

What is vote in a federal election
400

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

What is fought for women's rights

400

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

What is World War II

500

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

What is 27

500

Name your U.S. Representative.

What is Mark Pocan

500

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

What is April 15

500

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

What is the Spanish-American War

500

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

What is Communism