Thomas Jefferson
What famous United States foundational document did Jefferson write?
Declaration of Independence (1776)
What disease struck Roosevelt unexpectedly as he vacationed with his family at Campobello?
Polio
What President was Grant not a fan of due to his close friend President Lincoln's assassination?
Andrew Johnson (17th President of the United States)
Herbert C. Hoover
Where is the famous "Hoover Dam" located?
Between the Nevada and Arizona border
What famous speech did Lincoln deliver on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a cemetery in Pennsylvania?
The Gettysburg Address!
Thomas Jefferson was the ___ president of the United States.
His wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, was a niece of a certain U.S. President who came before him. Who is that President? (DO NOT OVERTHINK IT)
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
What military school did Grant attend?
West Point (GO AJ CORCINO!!)
George Washington
What years did Washington spend at Valley Forge?
(XXXX - XXXX)
1777 - 1778
Abraham Lincoln was the ___ president of the United States.
16th
What famous, but somewhat unconstitutional, purchase did Jefferson make to more than double the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
What was he able to do that no other President can now due to the 22nd amendment?
Serve 4 times!!!
What position did he serve during the American Civil War for the Union Armies?
Commanding General
John F. Kennedy
What famous race did Kennedy partake in on July 20th, 1969?
Space Race
Unfortunately, Lincoln was the first U.S. president to be assassinated. Who was his assassin?
John Wilkes Booth
What university did Jefferson found in 1819?
University of Virginia
What program, which was one of Roosevelt's favorites, paid young men to do conservation work in work camps run by the Army?
Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC
Grant served as President of the United States after the American Civil War (1861- 1865). What number President was Grant?
18th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Approximately how many acres of public land, which included 150 national forests, the first 55 federal bird reservation and game preserves, 5 national parks, and the first 18 national monuments, did Roosevelt establish between 1901-1909.
WITHIN 50 MILLION FOR CREDIT
230 Million Acres
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. What did the proclamation do to forever change history?
Emancipated enslaved persons
What were the names of the two famous explorers that Jefferson sent to explore the North American West?
Lewis and Clark
He was made the chair of an organization called the March of this coin, collected by children to raise funds that eradicated polio. What was the name of this coin?
Dime
What is Ulysses S. Grant's real name?
Hiram
What do all of these Presidents, besides being President of the United States, have in common with one another?
They all have significant landmarks or institutions named after them:
Before becoming president, Lincoln served a single term in Congress representing which state and congressional district?
Illinois, 7th Congressional District