Presidents
He was America's first president.
Who is George Washington?
This war is the reason the United States became an independent country.
What is the Revolutionary War?
(War of Independence, American Revolution)
Executive, Legislative, Judicial.
What are the 3 branches of government?
This is the line Wakko draws on the United States map at the beginning of the "States and Capitals" song.
What is the Mississippi river?
Name 5 American presidents not including Trump, Obama, or Washington.
examples: Clinton, Reagan, Jefferson, Lincoln, Nixon, Johnson, Jackson, Madison, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Taft, Cleveland...
These three countries were the major European colonizers of what we now know as the United States.
What are Spain, England, and France?
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
bonus: how many senators are there?
Name five states and their capitals.
examples: Colombus, OH; Albany, NY; Santa Fe, NM; Springfield, IL; Madison, WI; St. Paul, MN; Baton Rouge, LA; Montpelier, Vermont; Nashville, Tennessee; Honolulu, HI; Juneau, AK; Boston, MA; etc.
This president is known for being so fat that he needed to have an extra large bathtub installed in the White House.
Who was William Howard Taft?
1492
What was the year Columbus "discovered" the Americas?
Bonus! Where did he land?
The constitution includes these ways in which the 3 branches of government balance each other's power.
What are checks and balances?
This is the number of British colonies that joined together to fight the American Revolution, and also the original number of stars on the American flag.
What is 13?
This is another title given to the president, signifying his official control over the American Armed Forces.
What is Commander in Chief?
This purchase more than doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This the major check the judiciary holds over the other two branches of government.
What is an unconstitutional ruling?
bonus: what is the major check the executive branch has over the other two?
Name three of the major regions in the United States.
examples: New England, the South, the Midwest, the Great Plains, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southwest, the Mid-Atlantic, the Mountain Region.
bonus: there are some smaller regions within the US known as "belts." Can you name 2 "belts"?
This is the street the White House is located on.
What is Pennsylvania Avenue?
This battle, popularly known as "the shot heard round the world," was the start of the American Revolution.
What is the battle of Lexington?
This man was the 8th president of the United States.
Who was Martin Van Buren?
These are the abbreviations for each of the 4 major sports leagues.
What are NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL?