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  1. Print the notecards
  2. Fold each page in half along the solid vertical line
  3. Cut out the notecards by cutting along each horizontal dotted line
  4. Optional: Glue, tape or staple the ends of each notecard together
  1. Verify Front of pages is selected for Viewing and print the front of the notecards
  2. Select Back of pages for Viewing and print the back of the notecards
    NOTE: Since the back of the pages are printed in reverse order (last page is printed first), keep the pages in the same order as they were after Step 1. Also, be sure to feed the pages in the same direction as you did in Step 1.
  3. Cut out the notecards by cutting along each horizontal and vertical dotted line
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43 notecards = 11 pages (4 cards per page)

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Civics

front 1

  • Why is it important to pay federal taxes?

back 1

  • Required by law

front 2

  • It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.

back 2

  • Required by law

front 3

The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

back 3

  • Freedom

front 4

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

back 4

  • Native Americans

front 5

What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

back 5

  • Africans

front 6

  • What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

back 6

  • American Revolution

front 7

  • Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

back 7

  • High taxes

front 8

  • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

back 8

  • (Thomas) Jefferson

front 9

  • When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

back 9

  • July 4, 1776

front 10

  • The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.

back 10

  • Declaration of Independence

front 11

  • There were 13 original states. Name five.

back 11

  • New Jersey New Hampshire
  • New York Massachusetts

front 12

  • What founding document was written in 1787?

back 12

  • (U.S.) Constitution

front 13

  • The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

back 13

  • (James) Madison

front 14

  • Why were the Federalist Papers important?

back 14

  • They helped people understand the (U.S.) Constitution.

front 15

Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.

back 15

  • Inventor

front 16

  • George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

back 16

First president of the United States

front 17

  • Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.

back 17

  • Third president of the United States

front 18

  • James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.

back 18

  • Fourth president of the United States

front 19

  • Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.

back 19

  • Aide to General George Washington

front 20

  • What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

back 20

  • Louisiana

front 21

  • Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

back 21

  • Civil War

front 22

  • Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

back 22

  • The Civil War

front 23

  • The Civil War had many important events. Name one.

back 23

  • (Battle of) Fort Sumter

front 24

Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

back 24

  • Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

front 25

  • What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

back 25

Freed the slaves

front 26

  • What U.S. war ended slavery?

back 26

  • The Civil War

front 27

  • What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?

back 27

  • 14th Amendment

front 28

  • When did all men get the right to vote?

back 28

  • 1870

front 29

  • Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.

back 29

  • Susan B. Anthony

front 30

  • Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

back 30

  • World War I

front 31

  • Why did the United States enter World War I?

back 31

  • Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships

front 32

  • When did all women get the right to vote?

back 32

  • 1920

front 33

  • What was the Great Depression?

back 33

  • Longest economic recession in modern history

front 34

  • When did the Great Depression start?

back 34

  • The Great Crash (1929)

front 35

  • Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

back 35

  • (Franklin) Roosevelt

front 36

  • Why did the United States enter World War II?

back 36

  • (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor

front 37

  • Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.

back 37

  • 34th president of the United States

front 38

  • Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?

back 38

  • Russia

front 39

  • During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?

back 39

  • Nuclear war

front 40

  • Why did the United States enter the Korean War?

back 40

  • To stop the spread of communism

front 41

Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?

back 41

  • To stop the spread of communism

front 42

  • What did the civil rights movement do?

back 42

  • Fought to end racial discrimination

front 43

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.

back 43

  • Worked for equality for all Americans