Early Presidents
This man was the first president of the United States. He is on the dollar bill and the quarter.
George Washington
This man was our 16th president, during the Civil War. He outlawed slavery. He is on the 5 dollar bill and the penny.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
They traveled westward, under authority of Thomas Jefferson, to discover new territory.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
What is the Revolutionary War?
This man was the second president of the United States and proofread the Constitution with Benjamin Franklin.
Who is John Adams?
He was our 44th president and the first black president.
Who is Barack Obama?
A Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
This could be called the Revolutionary War Part 2. Britain kept trying to control America and keep them from expanding westward, which the Native Americans (who took sides with the British) also didn't like.
What is the War of 1812?
This man was the third president of the United States, the writer of the Constitution, and the president who bought the Louisiana Purchase from France (Napoleon). He is on the two-dollar bill and the nickel.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He ended pretty much all of America's involvement in the Vietnam War. He got tried for the Watergate Scandal, and he famously said, "I am not a crook." He was the first and only president to resign from office.
Who is Richard Nixon?
The state that Lewis and Clark wound up in by the end of their expedition.
What is Oregon?
He led the troops in the Revolutionary War.
Who is George Washington?
He was the seventh president. He fought against big banks of the time, started the Democratic party, and pushed large amounts of Native American tribes westward on the "Trail of Tears." He is on the 20-dollar bill.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
He was the only president to serve more than two terms. He ran throughout the Great Depression and World War 2 until he died in 1945. He is on the dime.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The state that Lewis and Clark started their journey in.
What is Missouri?
This famous American song was written during the War of 1812.
What is the War of 1812?
He actually was never the president, but some people have mistaken him as such. He was America's first treasurer, and he founded the Federalist Party. He is on the 10-dollar bill. There is now a musical about him.
Alexander Hamilton
President from 1901-1909, he created the Panama Canal. Along with Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson, he is on Mount Rushmore.
Who is Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt?
The name of the camp Lewis and Clark started their trail in.
What is Camp DuBois?
The British were fighting these European people and didn't want America taking sides with them.
Who are the French?