Civ

Question 1

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 1

(Thomas) Jefferson

Question 2

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Answer 2

July 4, 1776

Question 3

There were 13 original states. Name three.

Answer 3

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia

Question 4

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 4

The Constitution was written.

Question 5

When was the Constitution written?

Answer 5

1787

Question 6

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

Answer 6

• (James) Madison
• (Alexander) Hamilton
• (John) Jay
• Publius

Question 7

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

Answer 7

• U.S. diplomat
• oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
• first Postmaster General of the United States
• writer of ‘Poor Richard’s Almanac’
• started the first free libraries

Question 8

Who is the ‘Father of Our Country’?

Answer 8

(George) Washington

Question 9

Who was the first President?

Answer 9

(George) Washington

Question 10

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

Answer 10

the Louisiana Territory

Question 11

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

Answer 11

• War of 1812
• Mexican-American War
• South American War

Question 12

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

Answer 12

the Civil War

Question 13

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

Answer 13

• slavery
• economic reasons
• states’ rights