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Powerpoint Jeopardy
Important People Colonial Times Independence and Revolution Civil War Later History
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Who is the father of our country? Who was the
first president?
George Washington
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Who wrote the Declaration Of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
She worked for womens rights.
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin Is famous for?
He started the first free libraries.
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of
the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Alexander Hamilton
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Who lived in America before the Europeans
arrived?
American Indians
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
They came for freedom.
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What group of people was taken to America and
sold as slaves?
People from Africa
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
There were 13 original colonies.
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There were 13 original states. Name 3.
New York Massachusetts New Jersey New
Hampshire Pennsylvania
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When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4th
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
It said the United States is free.
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What are 2 rights in the Declaration of
Independence?
Life Liberty
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When was the Constitution written?
1787
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What does the Constitution do?
It sets up the government.
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Civil War
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What is one important thing that Abraham Lincoln
did?
He freed the slaves.
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed the slaves.
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What territory did the United States buy from
France in 1803?
Louisiana Territory
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Who was president during World War 1?
President Wilson
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Who was president during The Great Depression and
World War 2?
President Roosevelt
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Who did the United States fight in World War 2?
Japan Germany Italy
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What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
He worked for civil rights.
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What major event happened on September 11, 2001
in the U.S.?
Terrorists attacked the United States.