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
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 did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪ fought for women’s rights ▪ fought for civil rights
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
▪ The Constitution was written. ▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
▪ American Indians ▪ Native Americans
There were 13 original states. Name three
New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia N Carolina S Carolina Georgia
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Name one problem that led to the Civil War
▪ slavery ▪ economic reasons ▪ states’ rights
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
▪ Africans ▪ people from Africa
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
Who was the first President?
George Washington
What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
▪ War of 1812 ▪ Mexican-American War ▪ Civil War ▪ Spanish-American War
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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 se
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
▪ the Civil War ▪ the War between the States
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
▪ (James) Madison ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton ▪ (John) Jay ▪ Publius
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
US diplomat oldest member of the Constitutional Convention 1st Postmaster General of the US writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” started the 1st free library
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ the Louisiana Territory ▪ Louisiana