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  1. 73The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
  2. 74Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? ★
  3. 75What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
  4. 76What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
  5. 77Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
  6. 78Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? ★
  7. 79When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
  8. 80The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
  9. 81There were 13 original states. Name five.
  10. 82What founding document was written in 1787?
  11. 83The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
  12. 84Why were the Federalist Papers important?
  13. 85Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
  14. 86George Washington is famous for many things. Name one. ★
  15. 87Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
  16. 88James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
  17. 89Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
  18. 90What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
  19. 91Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
  20. 92Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
  21. 93The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
  22. 94Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. ★
  23. 95What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
  24. 96What U.S. war ended slavery?
  25. 97What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
  26. 98When did all men get the right to vote?
  27. 99Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.
  28. 100Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
  29. 101Why did the United States enter World War I?
  30. 102When did all women get the right to vote?
  31. 103What was the Great Depression?
  32. 104When did the Great Depression start?
  33. 105Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
  34. 106Why did the United States enter World War II?
  35. 107Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
  36. 108Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?
  37. 109During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
  38. 110Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
  39. 111Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
  40. 112What did the civil rights movement do?
  41. 113Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. ★
  42. 114Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
  43. 115What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? ★
  44. 116Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
  45. 117Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
  46. 118Name one example of an American innovation.