2. Colonial Times Questions

3. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? American Indians

4. Name one American Indian tribe. Chippewa

5. What is one reason colonists came to America? freedom

6. There were 13 original states. Name 3. New York New Jersey New Hampshire

7. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? Because there were 13 original colonies.

8. Name 2 National U.S. Holidays. Columbus Day Thanksgiving

9. Why did the colonists fight the British? because of high taxes

10. What did the Declaration of Independence do? It said the United States is free.

11. What are 2 rights in the Declaration of Independence? Lifeliberty

12. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? July 4th, 1776

13. When do we celebrate Independence Day? July 4th

14. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson

15. Who is the father of our country? George Washington

16. Who was the first president? George Washington

17. What does the Constitution do? It sets up the government.

18. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? The Constitution was written.

19. When was the Constitution written? 1787

20. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? He started the first free libraries.

21. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. Alexander Hamilton

22. Civil War Questions

23. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? Louisiana Territory

24. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. The Civil War

25. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. The Civil War

26. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? He freed the slaves.

27. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? It freed the slaves.

28. What did Susan B. Anthony do? She worked for women’s rights.

29. Later History Questions

30. Who was president during World War 1? Woodrow Wilson

31. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War 2? Franklin Roosevelt

32. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. World War 2

33. Who did the United States fight in World War 2? Japan, Germany, and Italy

34. Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? World War 2

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

36. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? The Civil Rights Movement

37. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? He worked for Civil Rights.

38. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? Terrorists attacked the United States.