US History
This document, signed in 1776, declared America's independence from Britain.
Declaration of Independence
He "sailed the ocean blue in 1492."
Christopher Columbus
He led the Civil Rights Movement with his “I Have a Dream” speech.
MLK
The three branches of the U.S. government are Executive, Legislative, and ____.
Judicial
This giant wall was built to protect China from invaders.
Great Wall of China
This war was fought between the American colonies and Britain.
Revolutionary War
Ship that carried the pilgrims to America
Mayflower
She helped hundreds of slaves escape using the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This group makes the laws in the United States.
Congress
This ancient civilization built pyramids in Egypt.
Ancient Egyptians
Leader of the Union army during the Civil War
Ulysses Grant
The two explorers who embarked on the journey through America with Sacagawea
Lewis and Clarke
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
The leader of a state government is called the ____.
Governor
The two main countries that fought in the Cold War were the U.S. and this country.
Soviet Union
Leader of the Confederate army during the Civil War
Robert E. Lee
Reasons for the Lewis and Clarke expedition
To survey the land from Louisiana Purchase and fin path to Pacific Ocean
He invented the telephone in 1876.
Alexander Graham Bell
How many stripes are on the flag
13
This country was invaded by Germany in 1939, triggering the start of World War II.
Poland
This battle in Texas was fought in 1836 and is famous for the phrase “Remember the ___.”
Alamo
This explorer’s crew was the first to sail around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
This famous scientist developed the theory of gravity after watching an apple fall.
Issac Newton
This branch of government carries out or enforces the laws.
Executive Branch
This deadly disease killed an estimated one-third of Europe’s population in the 14th century.
What is the Black Death (or the Bubonic Plague)?