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- Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
- Required by law
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- It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.
- Required by law
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The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
- Freedom
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- Native Americans
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What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
- Africans
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- What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
- American Revolution
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- Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
- High taxes
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- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- (Thomas) Jefferson
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- When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- July 4, 1776
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- The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
- Declaration of Independence
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- There were 13 original states. Name five.
- New Jersey New Hampshire
- New York Massachusetts
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- What founding document was written in 1787?
- (U.S.) Constitution
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- The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
- (James) Madison
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- Why were the Federalist Papers important?
- They helped people understand the (U.S.) Constitution.
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Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
- Inventor
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- George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.
First president of the United States
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- Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
- Third president of the United States
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- James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
- Fourth president of the United States
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- Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
- Aide to General George Washington
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- What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
- Louisiana
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- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- Civil War
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- Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
- The Civil War
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- The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
- (Battle of) Fort Sumter
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Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
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- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
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- What U.S. war ended slavery?
- The Civil War
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- What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?
- 14th Amendment
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- When did all men get the right to vote?
- 1870
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- Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
- Susan B. Anthony
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- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
- World War I
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- Why did the United States enter World War I?
- Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
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- When did all women get the right to vote?
- 1920
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- What was the Great Depression?
- Longest economic recession in modern history
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- When did the Great Depression start?
- The Great Crash (1929)
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- Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
- (Franklin) Roosevelt
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- Why did the United States enter World War II?
- (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
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- Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
- 34th president of the United States
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- Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?
- Russia
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- During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
- Nuclear war
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- Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
- To stop the spread of communism
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Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
- To stop the spread of communism
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- What did the civil rights movement do?
- Fought to end racial discrimination
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- Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.
- Worked for equality for all Americans