Colonial Times Questions

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Colonial Times Questions
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
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Name one American Indian tribe.
Chippewa
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom
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There were 13 original states. Name 3.
New York New Jersey New Hampshire
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies.
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Name 2 National U.S. Holidays.
Columbus Day Thanksgiving
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• Why did the colonists fight the British?

because of high taxes
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• What did the Declaration of Independence do?

It said the United States is free.
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• What are 2 rights in the Declaration of
  Independence?

Life liberty
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• When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4th, 1776
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• When do we celebrate Independence Day?

July 4th
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• Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson
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• Who is the father of our country?

George Washington
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• Who was the first president?

George Washington
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• What does the Constitution do?

It sets up the government.
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• What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The Constitution was written.
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• When was the Constitution written?

1787
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• What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous
  for?

He started the first free libraries.
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• The Federalist Papers supported the passage of
  the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

Alexander Hamilton
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Civil War Questions
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What territory did the United States buy from
France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
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Name one war fought by the United States in the
1800s.
The Civil War
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civil War
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln
did?
He freed the slaves.
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed the slaves.
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
She worked for womens rights.
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Later History Questions
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Who was president during World War 1?
Woodrow Wilson
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Who was president during the Great Depression and
World War 2?
Franklin Roosevelt
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Name one war fought by the United States in the
1900s.
World War 2
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Who did the United States fight in World War 2?

• Japan, Germany, and Italy

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

• World War 2

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

• Communism

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What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

• The Civil Rights Movement

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What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

• He worked for Civil Rights.

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

• Terrorists attacked the United
  States.