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Who is the father of our country?Who was the first president?

George Washington

Who wrote the Declaration Of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

She worked for women’s rights.

What is one thing Benjamin FranklinIs famous for?

He started the first free libraries.

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

Alexander Hamilton

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

American Indians

What is one reason colonistscame to America?

They came for freedom.

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

People from Africa

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

There were 13 original colonies.

There were 13 original states.Name 3.

New York

Massachusetts

New Jersey

New Hampshire

Pennsylvania

When do we celebrate

Independence Day?

July 4th

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

It said the United States is free.

What are 2 rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Life

Liberty

When was the Constitution written?

1787

What does the Constitution do?

It sets up the government.

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

slavery

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

Civil War

What is one important thing thatAbraham Lincoln did?

He freed the slaves.

What did the EmancipationProclamation do?

It freed the slaves.

What territory did the UnitedStates buy from France in 1803?

Louisiana Territory

Who was president during World War 1?

President Wilson

Who was president duringThe Great Depression and World War 2?

President Roosevelt

Who did the United States fight in World War 2?

Japan

Germany

Italy

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

He worked for civil rights.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the U.S.?

Terrorists attacked the United States.