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1
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A

Native Americans

2
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

A

Africans

3
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Why did the colonists fight the British?

A

Because of high taxes with no representation, the British army stayed in their houses and because they didn’t have self-government.

4
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

5
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

A

July 4 1776

6
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There were 13 original states, name three.

A

Virginia, New York, New Hampshire

7
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What happened at the constitutional convention?

A

The Founding Fathers wrote the constitution.

8
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When was the constitution written?

A

1787

9
Q

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the constitution. Name one of the writers.

A

James Madison

10
Q

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

A

Started the first free libraries

11
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

A

George Washington

12
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Who was the first president?

A

George Washington

13
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What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?

A

The Louisiana Territory

14
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Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s?

A

Spanish-American war

15
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Name the US war between the North and the South.

A

The civil war

16
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Name one problem that led to the civil war?

A

Slavery

17
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

A

Freed the slaves.

18
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A

Freed the slaves

19
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What did Susan B Anthony do?

A

Fought for women’s rights, fought for civil rights

20
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Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s.

A

World War II

21
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Who was president during World War I?

A

Woodrow Wilson

22
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Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

A

Franklin Roosevelt

23
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Who did the US fight in World War II?

A

Germany, Japan and Italy

24
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Before he was a president Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

A

World War II

25
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

A

Communism

26
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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A

Civil rights movement

27
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What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

A

Fought for civil rights and worked for equality for all Americans

28
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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

A

Terrorists attacked the United States

29
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States

A

Cherokee

30
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What is one reason colonists came to America?

A

Freedom