Created by Mr. O’Connell
U.S. HISTORY LEAP REVIEW
IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND SPEECHES:
What group of people started a settlement in
Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620?
•Pilgrims
PEOPLE/SPEECHES:
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
IMPORTANT PEOPLE
What famous American from
Philadelphia is known for the
following: starting the first
public library & fire
department, inventing
bifocals, & discovering that
lightning is a form of
electricity?
•Benjamin Franklin
IMPORTANT SPEECHES
Which Civil War president gave the
Gettysburg Address in 1863?
Abraham Lincoln
IMPORTANT SPEECHES

Who gave the speech “I Have a Dream” as part of
the Civil Rights Movement in 1963?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
IDEA
Why did Civil Rights leaders, such as Martin
Luther King, Jr., fight to change laws?
•To make sure everyone is treated equally
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

From which U.S. document does this quote come from:
“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are
created equal.”
Declaration of Independence
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
From which U.S. document does this quote come from: “We,
the people of the United States, in order to form a more
perfect Union, establish …”?
U.S. Constitution
EVENTS
Name 3 reasons why early explorers came to the new land
• Claim land for their country
•Find gold and riches
• Look for new routes
EVENTS:
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
•Religious freedom
COLONISTS
What were some other reasons other colonists
came to America?
(1) Start a better life (land, jobs,
opportunities)
(2) escape hardships in their country
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
What country did the colonists fight in the
Revolutionary War?
Great Britain (also called England)
Too late to Apologize video.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
What are we celebrating each year on July 4th?
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
(signed July 4, 1776)
Too late to Apologize video.
DOCUMENTS
Put these in order: Bill of Rights, Declaration of
Independence, U.S. Constitution
(1) Declaration of Independence
(2) U.S. Constitution
(3) Bill of Rights
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of
Independence?
To free the American colonies from British rule
DOCUMENTS
What is the main purpose of the Bill of Rights??
•To protect freedoms, such as freedom of speech
AMERICAN HISTORY
the 1800s, what did the U.S. government order the
Indians living in the west to do?
Leave their land
AMERICAN HISTORY
What brought many settlers to California in 1849?
The Gold Rush
AMERICAN HISTORY
Which state grew very quickly because of the Gold
Rush?
California
THINKING QUESTION
Why is the U.S. more democratic today than when
the Constitution was written in 1787?
Women and African Americans are now allowed to vote
RIGHT T0 VOTE (WOMEN)
In 1919 Congress finally
passed the Susan B.
Anthony Amendment that
had first been introduced
in Congress in 1878,
simply: "The right of
citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the
United States or by any
State on account of sex."
AFRICAN AMERICAN RIGHT TO VOTE
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The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States
Constitution prohibits each government in the United States
from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's
"race, color, or previous condition of servitude" (i.e., slavery). It
was ratified on February 3, 1870.
NATIONAL SYMBOLS
What is the national bird –AND- what does it
symbolize?
Bald eagle; freedom
NATIONAL SYMBOLS
What is our national anthem –AND- who wrote it?
Start Spangled Banner –
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key
(August 1, 1779 – January 11,
1843) lawyer, author, poet,
from Georgetown, wrote the
words to the national anthem
of the United States' "The StarSpangled Banner". September
14, 1814.
NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Which country gave
us the Statue of
Liberty as a gift?
France
NATIONAL SYMBOLS
What do the stars and stripes on the U.S. flag stand
for?
Stars – 50 states,
Stripes – 13
original colonies
Betsy Ross
NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Where are Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell
located?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
FACTS
How long is a century?
100 years
FACTS
How long is a decade?
10 years
COLONIAL TIMES
Which states were part of the original 13 colonies?
All of the Northeast region plus Virginia, the
Carolinas, and Georgia
COLONIAL TIMES
What were some common chores for colonial
children?
Working in garden,
collecting firewood,
mending clothes,
milking cow
COLONIAL TIMES
What was the purpose of education in colonial
times?
To teach children to read the Bible
SCHOOL IN COLONIAL TIMES
Did all colonial children attend school?
•No, many were taught at home by
their parents
SCHOOL IN COLONIAL TIMES
What was school like for colonial children?
Not many books to read
Children of all ages
attended school in the
same room
No paper and pencils
(usually used chalk and
slates)
LIFE IN COLONIAL TIMES
In colonial days, why did most children only go to
school for a few years?
Their families needed their help on the farm
COLONIAL TIMES
What was made by dipping long wicks into melted
animal fat?
candles
HISTORY FACTS
Why did most Americans prefer traveling by boat
than on land in the 1800s?
Traveling by boat was usually faster and easier
In 1803
Robert
Fulton
invented
the
steamboat.
HISTORY FACTS
In the days of early America, name 3 things women
could NOT do:
Vote
Own land
Go to college
HISTORY FACTS
Why did many pioneers travel to the Great Plains in
the 1800s?
To get free land
HISTORY FACTS
Which resource was probably most important to a
pioneer family?
wood
HISTORY FACTS
How did pioneers travel?
Horseback, boat, covered wagon
INVENTIONS
Which inventions helped farmers plant and harvest
crops?
Steel plow and reaper
RESULTS OF WHAT INVENTION
 Ideas
spread more quickly
 Books became available to everyone
 Knowing how to read became
important
Because of the printing press
INVENTIONS
What is the purpose of the cotton gin?
To remove seeds from cotton fiber more efficiently
INVENTIONS
How has technology improved farming?
Machines allow farmers to work more land in less
time
INVENTIONS
Who invented the vaccine for polio?
Jonas Salk
INVENTIONS
When did the World Wide Web on the Internet
develop?
1990s