Easy U.S. History

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The United States declared independence from this country in 1776.	United Kingdom
This man was the first U.S. president	George Washington
Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from this country.	France
California along with many other western states is acquired by the U.S. following a war with this country.	Mexico
The discovery of this metal in California led to a huge increase in the population of the territory.	Gold
This president delivered the Gettysburg address and issued the Emancipation Proclomation.	Abraham Lincoln
The Zimmerman telegraph led to the U.S. becoming involved in this major war.	World War I
This president served during much of the Great Depression and most of World War II.	Franklin Roosevelt
The attack on this location led to the United States becoming involved in World War II.	Pearl Harbor
This communist state was the main adversary of the United States during the Cold War.	Soviet Union
This Christian minister, who was assassinated in Memphis, was one of the leading figures of the civil rights movement.	Martin Luther King Jr.
President Nixon resigned from office after this scandal.	Watergate