Government Test part 3

Name one state that borders Mexico.

California Arizona New Mexico Texas

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

Containing Communism

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

New York (Harbor) Liberty Island

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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

Who was President during World War I?

Woodrow Wilson

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

World War II

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

because there were 13 original colonies ▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

civil rights movement

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 ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton ▪ (John) Jay ▪ Publius

When was the Constitution written?

▪ 1787

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

▪ Atlantic (Ocean)

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

▪ Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek ▪ Blackfeet ▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak ▪ Shawnee ▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron ▪ Oneida ▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi ▪ Inuit

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy

Name one state that borders Canada.

▪ Maine ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Vermont ▪ New York ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Ohio ▪ Michigan ▪ Minnesota ▪ North Dakota ▪ Montana ▪ Idaho ▪ Washington ▪ Alaska

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

▪ Missouri (River) ▪ Mississippi (River)

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

▪ Pacific (Ocean)

Name one U.S. territory.

▪ Puerto Rico ▪ U.S. Virgin Islands ▪ American Samoa ▪ Northern Mariana Islands ▪ Guam

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

▪ Terrorists attacked the United States

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

▪ The Constitution was written. ▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

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

▪ War of 1812 ▪ Mexican-American War ▪ Civil War ▪ Spanish-American War

What is the capital of the United States?*

▪ Washington, D.C.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

▪ World War I ▪ World War II ▪ Korean War ▪ Vietnam War ▪ (Persian) Gulf War

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

▪ fought for civil rights ▪ worked for equality for all Americans

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

▪ fought for women's rights ▪ fought for civil rights

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 was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) ▪ saved (or preserved) the Union ▪ led the United States during the Civil War

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

▪ slavery ▪ economic reasons ▪ states' rights

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

▪ the Civil War ▪ the War between the States

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

▪ the Louisiana Territory ▪ Louisiana