freedom • political liberty • religious freedom • economic opportunity • practice their religion • escape persecution
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Who was the first President?
(George) Washington
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Who was President during World War I?
(Woodrow) Wilson
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Why did the colonists fight the British?
because of high taxes (taxation without representation) • because the British army stayed in their houses (quartering)• because they didn’t have self-government
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Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
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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
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians • Native Americans
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(James) Madison • (Alexander) Hamilton • (John) Jay • Publius
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans • people from Africa
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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
the Louisiana Territory
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
fought for women’s rights • fought for civil rights
