How many states does the United States of America comprise of?

Where is Washington, the federal capital, located?

What do American people call the national flag?

Who made the first American flag?

How many stars and stripes does the American national flag have?

What is the national anthem of the USA?

What are the mottos of the USA?

What does the coat of arms of the USA show?

What are the two leading national parties in the USA?

What chambers does Congress consist of?

What is the highest mountain in the USA?

What is the longest river in the USA?

Where are Sequoia and Yosemite National Park located?

When did Christopher Columbus discover America?

When did the American people celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

Who do Americans call the Pilgrim Fathers?

Which of the American presidents are honored on Presidents Day?

When did the war of Independence take place?

When do Americans celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King?

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

When was the Constitution of the United States adopted?

What do Americans call the first ten amendments to the US constitution?

What do Americans call the people who came to California during the gold rush in the 19th century?

What are many foreigners most surprised about when they arrive in the US?

When did the Civil War in the United States take place?

The Emancipation Proclamation written by Abraham Lincoln in 1863

What tragic event made the USA declare war on Japan in 1941?

What tragic event happened on September 11, 2001?

What type of schools provides free secondary education?

What is the oldest university in the USA?

What do Americans call the eight oldest and most prestigious universities and colleges?

What is the center of the US automobile industry?

What’s the most popular sport in the US?

What are the States of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana called?

What products are made in Silicon Valley?

Which state is called the Oil State?

What is the name of the building of the US Department of Defense?

Where does the American President live and work?

Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

Who created the Statue of Liberty?

Which of the famous American presidents are carved in Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?

Where are the United Nations Headquarters situated?

Where is Hollywood, the center of the US film industry, located?

What is the symbol of US financial power?

Where is the Sears Tower situated?

How many floors does the Empire State Building have?

Who designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York?

Where is the Metropolitan Museum of Art located?

Who is the author of the first dictionary of American English?

When did Christopher Columbus discover America?

What part of America did Christopher Columbus discover?

Who was the first president of the USA?

What holiday do Americans celebrate on the 4th of July?

Name the English ship, which brought the first English people to America?

What American place of interest is known to many children of the world?

On what holiday do children say: “Trick or Treat! Money or eat!”?

What is the US largest library?

What is the national symbol of America?

Who was the “king” of rock’n’roll?

Where are laws made in the USA?

How many senators are there in the Senate?

Who is the chairperson in the House of Representatives?

Who is the head of the state and the government of the USA?

What is America’s national sport?

Whose portraits are printed on American dollars?

Who is the chairperson in the Senate?

How many years did the War of Independence last?

How many years did the Civil War last in the USA?

Who wrote a large part of the Declaration of Independence?

Name the first President who lived in the White House.

What is the largest state in the USA?

What is the highest building in Washington DC?

Which of these lakes is entirely within the United States?

Growth of cities (people left farmlands and moved into cities)

Bought out competitors. Carnegie’s other business strategy - he bought out or merged with similar companies, thus limiting his competition.

Illegal use of political influence for personal gain. Such as a worker billing the City a higher amount, then taking the extra and giving it back to the political group/machine.

With the invention of machines, factories and assembly lines, products could be produced quicker and cheaper, thus making more of them to sell.

Worse for immigrants than Ellis Island. Immigrants harsh questioning, long hours or days in filthy, rundown buildings.

Inscription on the base _______ “Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…”

Name of book by Mark Twain about the greed and self-indulgence of people from 1870-1890 in the Industrial Revolution. But now the title represents the focus on money and things during the late 19th century. Shaped like a pyramid with city boss on top.

President Lincoln said he would give people land to farm on and if they farmed successfully for 5 years, they could keep the land without having to pay for it.

In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from worker to worker, and each worker performs the same task over and over as the product is mass produced.

Favoring an American who was a native-born American over an immigrant. However, nativists did not object to western Europeans who were more like them and their own religion, and considered from the “right” countries. If you were from an Asian, Latin/Hispanic or Slavic country, you were from the “wrong” country.

He is known for two key/new business practices: Always searched for better products more cheaply and attracted talented workers because he offered them stock in his company. Then, supported charities. “Rags to riches” story of hard work, making a fortune, then gave away 90% of his money to charity.

Assimilating (bringing together) people of different cultures into the main/dominant American culture.

As more people lived and worked in the cities they became a growing market to purchase all the clothes, ride the railroads, work in offices with light bulbs.

Name of a New York City political machine (Democratic).

An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially one conducted against Jews.

Invented telephone. In 1876, opened way for worldwide communication via telephone.