Wars & Conflicts
This war, fought between 1775 and 1783, led to the independence of the United States.
The American Revolution
This Founding Father was the first President of the United States
George Washington
This man invented the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Eli Whitney is best known for inventing this machine, which revolutionized cotton production.
The Cotton Gin
This woman is known for helping enslaved people escape on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
The Civil War began in 1861 when Confederate forces fired upon this fort in South Carolina.
Fort Sumter
This President issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
Abraham Lincoln
This invention by Henry Ford made it possible to mass-produce automobiles
The Assembly Line
This famous invention by John Deere made farming the tough prairie soil easier.
The Steel Plow
She sewed the first American flag, according to legend.
Betsy Ross
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and this country
Great Britain
This famous frontiersman and Tennessee politician died at the Alamo in 1836
Davy Crockett
Samuel Morse developed this communication system using dots and dashes.
Morse Code
Farmers in the Great Plains faced this major environmental challenge in the 1800s.
Drought
This leader of the women’s suffrage movement was arrested for voting in the 1872 presidential election.
Susan B. Anthony
This treaty officially ended the American Revolution in 1783.
The Treaty of Paris
This President was known as "Old Hickory" and was the first from Tennessee.
Andrew Jackson
In the 19th century, Andrew Carnegie led the expansion of this industry, making skyscrapers and railroads possible.
The Steel Industry
This agricultural method, used by Native Americans and early settlers, involves rotating crops to maintain soil health.
Crop Rotation
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa Parks
The last major battle of the American Revolution was fought in 1781, leading to British General Cornwallis’s surrender.
The Battle of Yorktown
The third President of the U.S., he made the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the country's size.
Thomas Jefferson
This 19th-century innovation, created by Thomas Edison, provided long-lasting electric light.
The incandescent light bulb
George Washington Carver is famous for promoting the agricultural use of this crop to improve soil quality.
Peanuts
This woman helped guide Lewis and Clark during their expedition throughout the Louisiana territory
Sacagawea