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