Citizen 4
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
Civil War
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South
Civil War the War between the States
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
George Washington
Who was the first President?
George Washington
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
There were 13 original states. Name three.
New York New Jersey Maryland
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written. The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I
Why did the colonists fight the British?
because of high taxes because the British army stayed in their houses because they didn't have self-government
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
economic reasons
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
fought for women's rights fought for civil rights
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed slaves in most Southern states
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
saved (or preserved) the Union
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
started the first free libraries
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
the Louisiana Territory