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Who sailed the ocean blue in 1492 and discovered America?
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This place is located in Washington D.C. and it is where the president lives.
What is the white house?
What did the colonists throw into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party?
What is tea?
What do the fifty stars on the American flag represent?
What are the 50 states in the U.S.?
What caused the Titanic to sink?
What is an iceberg?
Who gave a public speech that began with "I have a dream"?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This place became the 50th state in 1959 and is known for volcanoes, beaches, and hula dancing
What is Hawaii?
This event began when someone found gold in California and everyone began to mine for it
What is the Gold Rush?
How many terms is a president allowed to serve?
a. 2
b. 1
c. 3
What is 2?
The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America starts with three simple but famous words. What are they?
What is "We the people"?
In 1620 these people came to the United States from England and later celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
What is the pilgrims?
What secret route helped enslaved people escape to freedom? (hint: think of a train and harriet tubman)
What is the Underground Railroad?
This war was fought in the 1860s between the North and the South over issues including slavery
What is the Civil War?
How many original colonies were there in the early United States?
What is 13?
What is the national bird of the U.S.?
What is the bald eagle?
Which U.S. president delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1862?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This famous trail was used by pioneers in the 1800s to travel west in covered wagons looking for new land. (hint: starts with a U.S. state)
What is the Oregon Trail?
This event began in 1929 when the stock market crashed and lasted throughout the 1930s.
What is the great depression?
In what time period did World War 2 happen?
a. 1865-1870
b. 1939-1945
c. 2001-2006
What is b. 1939-1945?
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.?
What is France?
Which U.S. president is pictured on quarters (25 cent coins)?
Who is George Washington?
This was the first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607 in what is now Virginia. (hint: think of the disney movie pocahontas)
What is Jamestown?
What major land deal with France doubled the size of the U.S.? (hint: think of the south)
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
How old is the United States of America?
a. 78 years old
b. 503 years old
c. 249 years old
What is 249 years old?
Who are the four presidents on Mount Rushmore?
Who is George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt?