Presidents
Who was the first President of the United States
George Washington
This war was fought against the British in order to gain independence.
American Revolution
Who were the three people who wrote the federalist papers
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
What famous landmark was carved over millions of years by the Colorado River?
Grand Canyon
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Who was the 3rd president of the United States? (Hint: he was the main author of the Declaration of Independence)
Thomas Jefferson
This war ended slavery
Civil War
What was the pseudonym that was used for the federalist papers
Publius
What was the first national park?
Yellowstone
How many years does a president serve for a term?
4 years
Who assasinated Abraham Lincoln and where did the assasination take place?
John Wilkes Booth; Ford theater
What war happened in 1812
The war of 1812
What happened on August 28, 1963 in Washington DC?
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream speech"
this monument was completed in 1922 with a 19ft statue of the 16th president.
Lincoln Memorial
What date was the constitution ratified?
June 21, 1788
Why was Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a wheelchair?
He had polio as a child
The Japanese attacked a US military base, causing the US to join what war?
World War II
How did Theodore Roosevelt survive an assasination attempt?
The bullet hit his metal eyeglass case
What was the gift from France that was made of copper, but soon oxidized and turned green?
Statue of Liberty
What's the difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate?
House of Representatives: the amount of representatives is based off of each state's population
The senate: each state gets two senators
What is Ulysses S. Grant's middle name
He didn't have a middle name, so he put an S as a middle initial
The Lusitania was sunk, killing 128 American passengers. The US declared war on Germany. What war was this?
World War I
For the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, this woman did calculations critical to the mission. What is her name?
Katherine Johnson
Roughly 450,000 tons of rock was blasted off a mountain to form what famous landmark?
Mount Rushmore
What are the first five Amendments?
1. Freedom of speech, religion, and peaceful assembly 2. right to bear arms 3. no quartering soldiers without consent 4. no unreasonable search or seizures 5. protection against double jeopardy