American History

73 The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one. → 74 Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? → 75 What group of people was taken and sold as slaves? → 76 What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain? → 77 Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain. → 78 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? → 79 When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? → 80 The American Revolution had many important events. Name one. → 81 There were 13 original states. Name five. → 82 What founding document was written in 1787? → 83 The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. → 84 Why were the Federalist Papers important? → 85 Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one. → 86 George Washington is famous for many things. Name one. → 87 Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one. → 88 James Madison is famous for many things. Name one. → 89 Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one. → 90 What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? → 91 Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. → 92 Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. → 93 The Civil War had many important events. Name one. → 94 Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. → 95 What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? → 96 What U.S. war ended slavery? → 97 What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens? → 98 When did all men get the right to vote? → 99 Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s. → 100 Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. → 101 Why did the United States enter World War I? → 102 When did all women get the right to vote? → 103 What was the Great Depression? → 104 When did the Great Depression start? → 105 Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II? → 106 Why did the United States enter World War II? → 107 Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one. → 108 Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War? → 109 During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States? → 110 Why did the United States enter the Korean War? → 111 Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War? → 112 What did the civil rights movement do? → 113 Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. → 114 Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War? → 115 What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? → 116 Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks. → 117 Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. → 118 Name one example of an American innovation. →