Founding Fathers
The Virginian who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
Tomas Jefferson
The Civil War began with an attack on this fort in South Carolina.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumpter
He was the youngest elected U.S. president.
Who is John F. Kennedy
This famous expedition explored lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase.
What is the Lewis & Clark Expedition
This 1783 treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris
He presided over the Constitutional Convention and later became our first President
George Washington
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This president purchased Louisiana from France in 1803.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
The 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill sparked this event.
What is the California Gold Rush
He was the first Secretary of the Treasury and appeared on the $10 bill.
Alexander Hamilton
The decisive Union victory fought in Pennsylvania in July 1863.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg
He resigned from office in 1974 because of the Watergate scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon
This trail led thousands of settlers to the Pacific Northwest.
What is the Oregon Trail
his Founding Father famously flew a kite during a thunderstorm experiment.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
He commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Who is Robert E. Lee
his president led the nation through most of the Great Depression and World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Rosevelt
The belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent.
What is the Manifest Destiny
This "Father of the Constitution" was the fourth U.S. president.
Who is James Maddison
This Union general later became the 18th U.S. president.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson
This 1803 land acquisition doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase