citizen pt 2

What are two rights of everyone in the US?

• freedom of speech

• Freed in if religion

What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance?

• the united state

• The flag

What is one promise you make when you become a US citizen?

• Be loyal to the US

• Defend the constitution and law of the US

How old do citizen have to be to vote for president

18 and older

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax form?

April 15

When must all men register for selective service?

• 18

• Between 18 and 26

What is one reason colonist came to America?

Freedom

Political liberty

Who live in America before the Europeans arrive?

• American Indians or Native American

What group of people was taken to American and sold as Slavs

African

Why did the colonist fight the British?

• because of high taxes

• Because the British army stayed in their houses

• Because they didn’t have self government

Why wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

13 original state

1. New York

2. New Jersey

3. Maryland

4. South and North Carolina

What happen at the constitutional convention?

The founding father wrote the constitution

When was the constitution written?

1787

The federalist papers supported the passage of the US constitution, name one of the writer

Alexander Hamilton

What is Benjamin franklin famous for?

• U.S.diplomat

• Started the first free libraries

Who is the father of our country?

George Washington

Who was the first president?

George Washington

What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?

• Louisiana territory

Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s

• civil war

• Spanish American war

Name the US war between the north and south

Civil war

Name one problem that led to civil war

• slavery

• Economic reasons

• State’s right

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

• freed slavery

• Saved the union

• Led the US during civil war

What did the emancipation proclamation do?

• Freed the slaves

What did Susan B anothony do?

Fought for women’s right and civil rights

Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s

• World war 1

• WW2

• Korean War

• Vietnam war

Who was the president during WW1?

Woodrow Wilson

Who was the president during the Great Depression and WW2?

Franklin Roosevelt

Who did the US fight in WW2?

• Japan

• Germany

• Italy

During the Cold War, what was the main concert of the US?

Communism

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Civil right movement

What did Martin Luther king jr do?

Fought for civil right

• work for equality for all Americans

What major event happened on 9/11 in 2001?

Terrorist attacked on the United States

Name American Indian tribe in the US

• creek

• Blackfeet

• Crow

Two longest rivers in the US

• Missouri River

• Mississippi River

What ocean is on the west cost of the US?

Pacific Ocean

What ocean is on the east cot of the US?

Atlantic ocean

US territory

-puerto Rico

US virgin island

Guam

Name states that borders Canada

• New York

• Ohio

• Washington

Name states that borders mexico

• California

• Texas

• New Mexico

• Arizona

What is the capital of the US?

Washington DC

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

New York

Why does the flag have 13 stripes

Because there were 13 original colonies

Why does the flag have 50 stars

Because there are 50 states

What is the name of the national anthem

The star spangled banner

When do we celebrate Independence Day

July 4

National US holiday

• president day

• Memorial Day

• Thanksgiving