Colonial Period and Independence

Question 1

What is one reason colonists came to America?

Answer 1

freedom/ political liberty/ religious freedom/ economic opportunity/ practice their religion/ escape persecution

Question 2

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Answer 2

American Indians/ Native Americans

Question 3

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

Answer 3

Africans

Question 4

Why did the colonists fight the British?

Answer 4

because of high taxes/ because the British army stayed in their houses/ because they didnt have self-government

Question 5

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 5

Thomas Jefferson

Question 6

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Answer 6

July 4th 1776

Question 7

Name three out of 13 original states.

Answer 7

Massachusetts, New Jersey, NY.

Question 8

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 8

The Constitution was written

Question 9

When was the Constitution written?

Answer 9

1787

Question 10

Name one of the writers of the US Constitution

Answer 10

James Madison/ Alexander Hamilton/ John Jay

Question 11

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

Answer 11

U.S diplomat/ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention/ first postmaster general of the USA/ writer of “poor richard’s almanac” / started the first free libraries

Question 12

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

Answer 12

George Washington

Question 13

Who was the 1st President?

Answer 13

George Washington

Question 14

What territory did the USA buy from France in 1803?

Answer 14

Louisiana

Question 15

Name one war fought by the USA in the 1800s

Answer 15

War of 1812/ Mexican-American War/ Civil War/ Spanish-American War

Question 16

Name the US war between the North and the South

Answer 16

the Civil War

Question 17

Name one problem that led to the Civil war

Answer 17

slavery/ economic reasons/ sates’ rights

Question 18

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

Answer 18

freed the slaves/ saved the Union/ led the USA during Civil War

Question 19

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer 19

freed the salves

Question 20

What did Susan Anthony do?

Answer 20

fought for women’s rights/ fought for civil rights

Question 21

Name one war fought by the USA in the 1900s

Answer 21

WW1/ WW2/ Korean War/ Vietnam War/ Gulf War

Question 22

Who was President during WW1?

Answer 22

Woodrow Wilson

Question 23

Who was President during the Great Depression & WWII?

Answer 23

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 24

Who did the USA fight in WWII?

Answer 24

Japan, Germany, & Italy

Question 25

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

Answer 25

WWII

Question 26

During the Cold War, what was the main concern for the USA?

Answer 26

Communism

Question 27

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Answer 27

civil rights

Question 28

What did Martin Luther King, Jr do?

Answer 28

fought for civil rights/ worked for equality for all Americans

Question 29

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the USA?

Answer 29

Terrorists attacked the USA

Question 30

Name one American Indian tribes in the USA

Answer 30

Cherokee/ Mohegan

Question 31

Name one of the two longest rivers in the USA?

Answer 31

Missouri/ Mississipi

Question 32

What ocean is on the West Coast of the USA?

Answer 32

Pacific

Question 33

What ocean is on the East Coast of the USA?

Answer 33

Atlantic

Question 34

Name one US territory

Answer 34

Puerto Rico/ US Virgin Islands/ American Samoa/ Northern Mariana Islands/ Guam

Question 35

Name one state that borders Canada

Answer 35

Maine/ New Hampshire/ NY

Question 36

Name one state that borders Mexico

Answer 36

California/ Arizona/ New Mexico/ Texas

Question 37

What is the capital of the USA?

Answer 37

Washington DC

Question 38

Where is the Statue of Liberty

Answer 38

Liberty Island, NY

Question 39

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

Answer 39

because they represent the 13 original colonies

Question 40

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

Answer 40

because there is one star for each state

Question 41

What is the name of the national anthem?

Answer 41

the Star-Spangled Banner

Question 42

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

Answer 42

July 4

Question 43

Name two national US holidays

Answer 43

Independence day/ Presidents' Day/ MLK Jr Day