Presidents
The First President of the United States and the commander of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
This man invented the light bulb, the movie projector, and many other inventions.
Who was Thomas Edison?
This Italian sailed for Spain and discovered Hispaniola, an island in the West Indies.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
This diamond shaped territory belongs to no State, but is the Capital of the United States of America.
What is Washington D.C.
This happened in 1492
What is the discovery of America?
The 16th President of the United States and writer of the Gettysburg Address.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This American Statesman flew a kite during an electrical storm.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Who is Leif Erikson?
The capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
What is Harrisburg?
It ended in 1945
What is World War II?
He was the third president and helped write the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This machine was invented to separate cotton seeds from the cotton.
What is the cotton gin?
These two men were sent by President Thomas Jefferson to explore all over the Western half of the United States.
Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
Tallahassee is the Capital of this state.
What is Florida?
It began in 1775
What is the American Revolution?
This General was President after Lincoln and led the Union army during the Civil War
Who was General Ulysses S. Grant?
This man was the inventor of the Telephone
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
This explorer died in a large frozen bay in Canada that was named after him.
Who is Henry Hudson?
Trenton is the capital of this state
What is New Jersey?
1000 AD
When did Leif Erikson discover North America?
This man was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
Who is Jefferson Davis?
Robert Fulton
Who was the inventor of the Steamboat?
Even though he died before completing the trip, this explorer is considered the first to circumnavigate the entire globe
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
This is what the D.C. in Washington D.C. stands for
What is the District of Colombia?
This marked the end of the Civil War and was also the year in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
What was 1865?