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Who did the United States fight in World War II?

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Japan, Germany, and Italy

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

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World War II

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

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Communism

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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

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Civil rights movement

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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

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Fought for civil rights or worked for equality for all Americans

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

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Terrorists attacked the United States

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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

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Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, Inuit

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Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

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Missouri River or Mississippi River

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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

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Pacific Ocean

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What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

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Atlantic Ocean

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Name one U.S. territory.

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Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam

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Name one state that borders Canada.

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Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska

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Name one state that borders Mexico.

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California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

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What is the capital of the United States?

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Washington, D.C.

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Where is the Statue of Liberty?

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New York Harbor, Liberty Island, New York, or near New York City

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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

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Because there were 13 original colonies or because the stripes represent the original colonies

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Why does the flag have 50 stars?

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Because there is one star for each state or because each star represents a state or because there are 50 states

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What is the name of the national anthem?

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The Star-Spangled Banner

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When do we celebrate Independence Day?

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July 4

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Name two national U.S. holidays.

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New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas

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What colony was founded as a place where people could practice their religion freely?

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Pennsylvania

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What religious group settled in Pennsylvania?

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Quakers

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What was the first permanent English settlement in America?

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Jamestown

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What year was Jamestown founded?

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1607

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Who was the leader of Jamestown?
John Smith
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What ship brought the Pilgrims to America?
The Mayflower
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What document did the Pilgrims sign before landing?
The Mayflower Compact
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What year did the Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock?
1620
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What holiday celebrates the Pilgrims' first harvest?
Thanksgiving
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Which Native American helped the Pilgrims?
Squanto or Tisquantum
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What was the name of the ship that brought enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619?
The White Lion (though specific ship names may vary in historical records)
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What was the Great Awakening?
A religious revival movement in colonial America
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Who wrote "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine
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What was the purpose of "Common Sense"?
To convince colonists to support independence from Britain
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What was the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes
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What year did the Boston Tea Party happen?
1773
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What were the Intolerable Acts?
Laws passed by Britain to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party
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What was the First Continental Congress?
A meeting of colonial representatives to protest British policies
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When did the First Continental Congress meet?
1774
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Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
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What was the significance of Lexington and Concord?
The first battles of the Revolutionary War
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When did the battles of Lexington and Concord occur?
April 19, 1775
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Who said "Give me liberty, or give me death"?
Patrick Henry
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What was Valley Forge?
The winter camp where Washington's army stayed during the Revolutionary War
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What foreign country helped America during the Revolutionary War?
France
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What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris
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What year was the Treaty of Paris signed?
1783
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What was America's first constitution called?
The Articles of Confederation
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What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation?
The federal government was too weak
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What was Shays' Rebellion?
An uprising of farmers in Massachusetts protesting taxes and debt
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Who was the main author of the Constitution?
James Madison
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What is James Madison known as?
The Father of the Constitution
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How many states needed to approve the Constitution for it to take effect?
Nine
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What were Federalists?
People who supported the new Constitution
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What were Anti-Federalists?
People who opposed the new Constitution
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Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
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What did Alexander Hamilton create to help the new nation's economy?
The National Bank
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Who was the first Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
A protest against federal taxes on whiskey
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What did Washington warn against in his Farewell Address?
Political parties and foreign alliances
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Who was the second President of the United States?
John Adams
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What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Laws that made it harder to become a citizen and illegal to criticize the government
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Who was the third President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
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What was the Louisiana Purchase?
The United States bought territory from France, doubling the country's size
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How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
$15 million
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Who explored the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark
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What Native American woman helped Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea
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What caused the War of 1812?
British interference with American ships and impressment of sailors
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What happened to Washington D.C. during the War of 1812?
The British burned the capital
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What battle made Andrew Jackson famous?
The Battle of New Orleans
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What was the Monroe Doctrine?
A policy stating that European nations should not interfere in the Americas
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Who wrote the Monroe Doctrine?
John Quincy Adams (though it was announced by President Monroe)
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What was the Industrial Revolution?
A period when machines began to replace hand labor
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What invention revolutionized cotton production?
The cotton gin
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Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
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What was the Second Great Awakening?
A religious revival movement in the early 1800s
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What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that America should expand across the continent
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What was the Trail of Tears?
The forced removal of Native Americans from their lands
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What president ordered the removal of Native Americans?
Andrew Jackson
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What was the Mexican-American War fought over?
Territory, particularly Texas and California
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What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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What was the California Gold Rush?
A mass migration to California after gold was discovered
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What year did the California Gold Rush begin?
1849
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What were the people who went to California for gold called?
Forty-niners
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What was the Compromise of 1850?
A series of laws dealing with slavery in new territories
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What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
A law requiring the return of escaped slaves
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What was the Underground Railroad?
A network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom
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Who was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
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What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A law that let territories decide whether to allow slavery
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What was "Bleeding Kansas"?
Violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas
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What was the Dred Scott decision?
A Supreme Court ruling that enslaved people were not citizens
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What were the Lincoln-Douglas debates about?
Slavery and its expansion into new territories
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What did Lincoln mean by "a house divided against itself cannot stand"?
The country could not survive half slave and half free
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What event started the Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter
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What were the Union advantages in the Civil War?
More people, more factories, better railroads
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What were the Confederate advantages in the Civil War?
Better generals, fighting on home territory, strong military tradition
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Who was the Confederate president?
Jefferson Davis
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Who was the main Union general?
Ulysses S. Grant
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Who was the main Confederate general?
Robert E. Lee
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What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
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What speech did Lincoln give after the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Gettysburg Address
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Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Court House
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What were the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments called?
The Reconstruction Amendments
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What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery
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What did the 14th Amendment do?
Granted citizenship to all people born in the United States
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What did the 15th Amendment do?
Gave African American men the right to vote
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What was Reconstruction?
The period after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt
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What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that enforced racial segregation in the South
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What was the Gilded Age?
A period of rapid economic growth and industrialization
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What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
A railroad that connected the East and West coasts
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Where did the Transcontinental Railroad meet?
Promontory Point, Utah
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What was Ellis Island?
The immigration station in New York Harbor
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What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
A law that banned Chinese immigration
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Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
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Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
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What was the Progressive Era?
A period of social and political reform
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What amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
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What was Prohibition?
The ban on alcohol
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What amendment started Prohibition?
The 18th Amendment
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What amendment ended Prohibition?
The 21st Amendment

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