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1. When what we know of today as the United States first came into existence, it was not independent. Instead, it consisted of 13 colonies, ruled by which country?
2. By the 1770s, America had had enough of British rule. They wanted freedom, and so wrote the Declaration of Independence. Who was the author?
3. After winning the Revolutionary War, the United States needed a president. Which war hero would be elected president with 100% of the vote?
4. While America gained independence from Britain, the relations between the two countries remained poor. When did war break out again between the two countries?
5. In the 1800s, a highly divisive topic was slavery. One side of the country supported slavery, while the other was against it. Is it true that the North supported slavery, while the South opposed it?
6. In 1861, war finally broke out between the North and the South, because of the election of an anti-slavery president. Who was this president?
7. After the Civil War ended, President Lincoln aimed to move the country forward. Unfortunately, he was killed by an assassin. What was the assassin's name?
8. After the Civil War, the U.S. hoped to stay neutral. However, they were drawn into World War I, a global conflict. When did the U.S. join the war?
9. During all of the 1920s, the U.S. economy was doing well. However, in 1929, the stock market crashed, and the economy suffered. What was this event called?
10. The U.S. played a much bigger part in World War II, even dropping the atomic bombs that would end the war for good. What country were these bombs dropped on?
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