Why did the colonists fight the British?

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

( franklin ) Roosevelt

Who was President during World War I ?

(Woodrow) Wilson

When was the Constitution written?

1787

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

George Washington

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

Japan, Germany, and Italy

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted

July 4, 1776

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

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

Before he was President, Elsenhower was a general. what war was he in?

World War II

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

the Civil War the War between the States

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

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

▪ (Thomas) Jefferson

There were 13 original states. Name three.

▪ New Hampshire ▪ Massachusetts ▪ Rhode Island ▪ Connecticut ▪ New York ▪ New Jersey ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Delaware ▪ Maryland ▪ Virginia ▪ North Carolina ▪ South Carolina ▪ Georgia

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

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

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

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

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

C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

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

▪ Why did the colonists fight the British?

▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation) ▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) ▪ because they didn't have self-government

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

B: 1800s What territory did the United States buy fr om France in 1803?

▪ the Louisiana Territory ▪ Louisiana


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