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US History Basics

for senior gov't

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson (with help from John Adams and Ben Franklin)
Name 5 of the first 15 presidents (aka. Before Abraham Lincoln)? George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan
What was the Great Depression? a period of severe economic decline lasting from 1929 to roughly 1939
What was the Cold War? a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union including an arms race for nuclear weapons
What was the Louisiana Purchase and when did it happen? The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the Napoleonic France in 1803 effectively doubling the size of the nation.
What two sides fought in World War II? Axis: Germany, Japan, Italy Allies: USA, Great Britain, the Soviet Union
Explain who fought in the Civil War and Why? The Union (North) and the Confederacy (South) fought over the issue of slavery
Name 5 of the original thirteen colonies? New York, Georgia, Massachusetts, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
When/Why did the two major political parties start? Democrat party started under Andrew Jackson/Martin Van Buren as a coalition between southern states and their northern allies; Republican party started with Abraham Lincoln as an effort to limit and abolish slavery.
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