Colonies
First permanent English settlement
Jamestown
Leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
George Washington
This ocean is between Europe and the Americas
Atlantic Ocean
First President of the U.S.
George Washington
Salem, Massachusetts
Town that the Pilgrims set up
Plymouth
Rode through towns alerting people to the fact that the British were coming
Paul Revere
This ocean is off the west coast of California
Pacific Ocean
The 3 branches of government include...
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
These 3 presidents all died on the 4th of July
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison
Person who set up Pennsylvania
William Penn
Last Battle of the American Revolution
Yorktown
This is a major river in the United States that flows North to South
Mississippi River
The only President to be elected for 4 terms
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The first capital of the United States was where?
New York City
Person who set up Georgia
James Oglethorpe
Famously said "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
Colonel William Prescott, during the Battle of Bunker Hill
This is the largest mountain range in the United States
Rocky Mountains
The only president to ever resign from the position
Robert Nixon
The tallest U.S. president at 6 feet 4 inches was...
President Abraham Lincoln
Person who set up North and South Carolina
Sir Walter Raleigh
Person who set up the U.S. Navy
John Paul Jones
This is the longest river in the United States
Missouri River
This branch of government is not elected and can serve for a lifetime
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
How many presidents have died while still in office?
8- William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Warren Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy