American History
He sailed with the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria to reach China and the Indies, but ended up discovering America.
Christopher Columbus
Thomas Jefferson wrote this document announcing that the 13 colonies were now an independent country called the United States of America.
Declaration of Independence
What was the event where President Jackson forced the Cherokee people to leave their homeland?
The Trail of Tears
What is the cleanest burning of all the fossil fuels?
Natural Gas
Is liquid to a gas absorbed or released?
Absorbed
This is who discovered the law of gravity after getting hit in the head by an apple
a) Sir Isaac Newton
b) Alexander Graham Bell
c) Albert Einstein
a) Sir Isaac Newton
The name of the people who started the 13 colonies in America.
Pilgrims
The capitol city of the United States of America.
Washington D.C.
What was the name of the trail that Americans traveled in covered wagons, out to the North Western side of America?
The Oregon Trail
What produces the gasoline we put in our cars?
Oil
What is solid to a liquid called?
Melting
This scientist is best known for their contributions to evolutionary biology
a) Sir Isaac Newton
b) Charles Darwin
c) Stephen Hawking
b) Charles Darwin
What 2 countries fought for control of North America, sparking the French and Indian War?
France and Great Britain
During which war was the Star Spangled Banner written?
The War of 1812
What were the people who searched for gold during the 1849 gold rush called?
The '49ers
What uses the energy of the sun to produce electricity?
Solar
What is liquid to a solid called?
Freezing
This person is known as the first scientist
a) Galileo Galilei
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Aristotle
c) Aristotle
Great Britain taxed this imported item, causing the "Patriots" of America to board the ships and dump the contents into Boston Harbor.
Tea
What was the design of the 1st American Flag?
13 stars and 13 stripes
What was the name of the war where Americans fought over Slavery?
The Civil War
What uses heat energy that is found inside of the earth?
Geothermal
The science that studies the DNA?
Genetics
This scientist is known for inventing/patenting the first telephone
a) John McCarthy
b) Alexander Graham Bell
c) Edward Teller
b) Alexander Graham Bell
Who rode through the streets of Massachusetts issuing the warning- "The British Are Coming!"
Paul Revere
The year George Washington was voted as the 1st President of the United States.
1787
What state was called "Seward's Icebox"?
Alaska
Where are fossil fuels found?
Underground
The science that studies plants?
Botany
This scientist is known for discovering the element Radium
a) Marie Curie
b) Elizabeth Damon
c) Beatrix Potter
a) Marie Curie