Questions and Answers
What is the minimum age required for a citizen to vote for President in the United States?
What is one reason why Americans can participate in their democracy?
When is the last day to send in federal income tax forms?
What is one reason why colonists came to America?
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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What was the main concern of the United States during the Cold War?
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
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Why did the colonists fight the British?
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Which American Indian tribe was a prominent tribe in the United States?
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At what age must all men register for the Selective Service?
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What was the main goal of Martin Luther King Jr.?
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What major event occurred on September 11, 2001?
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What is the name of one of the two longest rivers in the United States?
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
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What is the name of one U.S. territory?
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Which state borders Canada?
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Which of the following Presidents was not associated with a major war?
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Which war was fought primarily in the mid-1800s?
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Which territory was purchased by the United States from France in the early 1800s?
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Which of the following was a major issue that led to the Civil War?
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Which of the following Presidents issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Which of the following women was a prominent figure in the fight for women's rights?
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Which war was fought in the early 1900s and involved the United States?
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Which general later became President of the United States?
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Study Notes
Cold War and Civil Rights
- The main concern of the United States during the Cold War was Communism.
- The Civil Rights movement aimed to end racial discrimination.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for civil rights and worked for equality for all Americans.
American History
- The United States was attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001.
- American Indian tribes in the United States include the Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo, Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak, Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, and Hopi.
Geography
- The two longest rivers in the United States are the Missouri River and the Mississippi River.
- The Pacific Ocean is on the West Coast of the United States, while the Atlantic Ocean is on the East Coast.
- U.S. territories include Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.
- States that border Canada include Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska, and Maine.
Participation in Democracy
- Citizens must be at least 18 years old to vote for President.
- Americans can participate in their democracy by voting, joining a political party, helping with a campaign, joining a civic group, and giving an elected official their opinion on an issue.
American History and Independence
- Colonists came to America for reasons including freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, and to escape persecution.
- American Indians lived in America before the Europeans arrived.
- Africans were taken to America and sold as slaves.
- The colonists fought the British for reasons including taxation without representation.
1800s
- The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
- Wars fought by the United States in the 1800s include the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War.
- The Civil War was fought between the North and the South.
- Problems that led to the Civil War include slavery, economic reasons, and states' rights.
- Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, saved the Union, and led the United States during the Civil War.
Recent American History
- Wars fought by the United States in the 1900s include World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War.
- Woodrow Wilson was President during World War I, while Franklin Roosevelt was President during the Great Depression and World War II.
- The United States fought against Japan, Germany, and Italy in World War II.
- Before becoming President, Eisenhower was a general in World War II.
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