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100

Name the ocean east of the United States. 

Atlantic

100

In this year, Columbus "sailed the ocean blue"

1492

100

First president of the United States

George Washington

100

The capital city of the United States

Washington D.C.

100

These people celebrated the first Thanksgiving

The Pilgrims and Native Tribes

200

Name the ocean west of the United States

Pacific

200

The Revolutionary War took place during the 1800s.  TRUE or FALSE?

False

200
He was the 16th president

Abraham Lincoln

200

The Boston Tea Party took place in this city.

Boston

200

This war was fought for freedom from the British

Revolutionary War

300

Name the river that borders Illinois to the west.

Mississippi

300

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

300

He was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

300

The largest city in Illinois

Chicago

300

This was the first permanent settlement in America

Jamestown

400

Name the body of water between Texas and Florida.

Gulf of Mexico

400

The Civil War took place in this decade

1860s

400

He killed Abraham Lincoln

John Wilkes Booth

400

Which was NOT an original 13 colony?  Florida, Georgia, or New York?

Florida

400

He invented the bifocals and the lightning rod

Ben Franklin

500

Name 3 of the Great Lakes.

Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario, Superior

500

The Constitution was signed in this decade

1780s

500

He rode to warn "The British are coming!"

Paul Revere

500

These mountains were the western border of the 13 colonies

Appalachian 

500

These men explored the western US in the early 1800s

Lewis and Clark

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