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| What did Susan B. Anthony do? |
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-fought for women's rights
-fought for civil rights |
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| Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. |
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Definition
-World War I
-World War II
-Korean War
-Vietnam War
-(Persian) Gulf War |
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| Who was President during World War I? |
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| Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? |
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| Who did the United States fight in World War II? |
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Definition
| Japan, Germany, and Italy |
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| Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? |
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| During the Cold War, what was then main concern of the United States? |
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| What movement tried to end racial discrimination? |
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| What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? |
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Definition
-fought for civil rights
-worked for equality |
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| What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? |
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Definition
| Terrorists attacked the United States |
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Term
| Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. |
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Definition
-Cherokee
-Navajo
-Sioux
-Chippewa
-Choctaw
-Pueblo
-Apache
-Iroquois
-Creek
-Blackfeet
-Seminole
-Cheyenne
-Arawak
-Shawnee
-Mohegan
-Huron
-Oneida
-Lakota
-Crow
-Teton
-Hopi
-Inuit |
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Term
Name one of the two longest rivers in the
United States. |
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Definition
-Missouri (River)
-Mississippi (River) |
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Term
| What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? |
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Definition
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| What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? |
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Definition
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Definition
-Puerto Rico
-U.S. Virgin Islands
-American Samoa
-Northern Mariana Islands
-Guam |
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Term
| Name one state that borders Canada. |
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Definition
-Maine
-New Hampshire
-Vermont
-New York
-Pennsylvania
-Ohio
-Michigan
-Minnesota
-Idaho
-Washington
-Alaska |
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Term
| Name one state that borders Mexico? |
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Definition
-California
-Arizona
-New Mexico
-Texas |
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| What is the capital of the United States? |
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Definition
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| Where is the Statue of Liberty? |
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Definition
-New York (Harbor)
-Liberty Island |
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Term
| Why does the flag have 13 stripes? |
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Definition
-because there were 13 original colonies
-because the stripes represent the original colonies |
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Term
| Why does the flag have 50 stars? |
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Definition
-because there is one for each state
-because each star represents a state
-because there are 50 states |
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Term
| What is the name of the national anthem? |
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Definition
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Term
| When do we celebrate Independence Day? |
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Definition
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Term
| Name two national U.S. holidays. |
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Definition
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Presidents' Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
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| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? |
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