Explorers
Founders and their colonies
States and Capitals
Rivers and Mountains
Revolution!
100

 Name Columbus's three ships.

The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

100

This English colony was founded in Virginia in 1607.

Jamestown

100

Sacramento is only one of the cities in this state to have a Spanish religious name. Others are San Francisco, San Diego, and San Jose.

California

100

This long river has its source in Minnesota, forms the border of many Midwestern states, and it empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

Mississippi River

100

Independence Hall is located in what city?

Philadelphia

200

The Prince from Portugal who established a school for exploration.

Who is Prince Henry the Navigator.

200

John Rolfe brought tobacco seeds from the Caribbean and married this Indian princess.

Pocahontas

200

This southern capital city's name in French means "Red Stick"

Baton Rouge

200

These mountains run from Georgia to Maine.

Appalachian

200

Ben Franklin and John Adams helped this man write the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

300

The Spanish Explorer who conquered Mexico.

Cortes

300

This Quaker founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681 where many different groups of Christians could worship  in peace.

William Penn 

300

The smallest state's capital in New England has the same name as the neighborhood in Scranton where MKA is located.

Providence

300

This river forms the Eastern border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The Delaware River

300

America's Birthday, Month, day and year

July 4, 1776

400

The French navigator who explored the St. Lawrence River.

Cartier

400

This city in Florida was established by the Spanish in 1565.

St. Augustine

400

Which state has a panhandle?

Oklahoma

400

This river forms the border between Texas and Mexico.

Rio Grande

400

Name the 3 branches of Government

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

500

This Portuguese explorer sailed for Spain and was the first to sail around the world from 1519 to 1522.

Ferdinand Magellan

500

This Englishman was sent to found a colony in what is now N. Carolina in 1585.  It was named Roanoke, and is now known as the Lost Colony.

Sir Walter Raleigh

500

This state is known as the "First State" because it was the first to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 

Delaware

500

This river flows into the Mississippi River near St Louis, Missouri and Lewis and Clark spent most of their expedition on this River.

The Missouri River

500

Paul Revere made his famous midnight ride to these 2 towns and the first 2 battles of the Revolution occurred there.

Lexington and Concord

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