| Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain. | • High taxes
• Taxation without representation
• British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses boarding, quartering
• They did not have self-government
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party, Tea Act
• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Acts
• Intolerable Acts |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776 |
| The American Revolution had many important events. Name one. | • Battle of Bunker Hill
• Declaration of Independence
• Washington Crossing the Delaware, Battle of Trenton
• Battle of Saratoga
• Valley Forge Encampment
• Battle of Yorktown, British surrender at Yorktown |
| There were 13 original states. Name five. | • New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia |
| What founding document was written in 1787? | U.S. Constitution |
| The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. | • James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Jay
• Publius |
| Why were the Federalist Papers important? | • They helped people understand the U.S. Constitution.
• They supported passing the U.S. Constitution. |
| Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one. | • Founded the first free public libraries
• First Postmaster General of the United States
• Helped write the Declaration of Independence
• Inventor
• U.S. diplomat |
| George Washington is famous for many things. Name one. | • “Father of Our Country”
• First president of the United States
• General of the Continental Army
• President of the Constitutional Convention |
| James Madison is famous for many things. Name one. | • “Father of the Constitution”
• Fourth president of the United States
• President during the War of 1812
• One of the writers of the Federalist Papers |
| Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one. | • First Secretary of the Treasury
• One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
• Helped establish the First Bank of the United States
• Aide to General George Washington
• Member of the Continental Congress |
| What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? | • Louisiana Territory
• Louisiana |
| Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. | • War of 1812
• Mexican-American War
• Civil War
• Spanish-American War |
| Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. | • The Civil War |
| The Civil War had many important events. Name one. | • Battle of Fort Sumter
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Battle of Vicksburg
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Sherman’s March
• Surrender at Appomattox
• Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg
• Lincoln was assassinated. |
| Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. | • Freed the slaves [Emancipation Proclamation]
• Saved or preserved the Union
• Led the United States during the Civil War
• 16th president of the United States
• Delivered the Gettysburg Address |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | • Freed the slaves
• Freed slaves in the Confederacy
• Freed slaves in the Confederate states
• Freed slaves in most Southern states |
| What U.S. war ended slavery? | The Civil War |
| What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States? | 14th Amendment |
| When did all men get the right to vote? | • After the Civil War
• During Reconstruction
• With the 15th Amendment
• 1870 |
| Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s. | • Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Sojourner Truth
• Harriet Tubman
• Lucretia Mott
• Lucy Stone |
| Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. | • World War I
• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• Persian Gulf War |
| Why did the United States enter World War I? | • Because Germany attacked U.S. civilian ships
• To support the Allied Powers [England, France, Italy, and Russia]
• To oppose the Central Powers [Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria] |
| When did all women get the right to vote? | • 1920
• After World War I
• With the 19th Amendment |
| Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one. | • Writer of the Declaration of Independence
• Third president of the United States
• Doubled the size of the United States [Louisiana Purchase]
• First Secretary of State
• Founded the University of Virginia
• Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom |
