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
