What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) âĒ saved (or preserved) the Union âĒ led the United States during the Civil War
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans âĒ people from Africa
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
fought for womenâs rights âĒ fought for civil rights
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When was the Constitution written?
1787
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians âĒ Native Americans
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom âĒ political liberty âĒ religious freedom âĒ economic opportunity âĒ practice their religion âĒ escape persecution
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
US diplomat, oldest member of the Constitutional Convention, first Postmaster General of the US, writer of Poor Richardâs Almanac, started first free libraries
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Who was the first President?
(George) Washington
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
War of 1812 âĒ Mexican-American War âĒ Civil War âĒ Spanish-American War
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves âĒ freed slaves in the Confederacy âĒ freed slaves in the Confederate states âĒ freed slaves in most Southern states
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(James) Madison âĒ (Alexander) Hamilton âĒ (John) Jay âĒ Publius
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
