Geography
The United States Capital
Washington District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)
George Washington
The first man to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
The war fought between the southern states and the northern states
The Civil War
The year that Columbus "discovered" America
1492
Name three states that border the Atlantic Ocean
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine
These two men who signed the Declaration of Independence went on to be presidents
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington and his men crossed this river on Christmas eve to spring a surprise attack on the Hessians hired by the British to fight
Delaware River
The Mayflower
The state that Mount Rushmore is located in
South Dakota
Name the president who was assassinated in 1963
John F. Kennedy
The first men to make it to the Pacific Ocean
Lewis and Clark
The Allies
This event started in 1929 with the crash of the stock market
The Great Depression
The longest river in the United States
The Missouri River
Name a president who also served as a general
George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight D. Eisenhower
This famous patriot is now the face on the hundred dollar bill
Benjamin Franklin
This country helped American defeat the British during the Revolutionary War
France
France
This state is the flattest with only 345 feet between it's lowest and highest points
Florida
This president signed the Indian Removal Act, forcing Native Americans to leave their homes and relocate out West
Andrew Jackson
The man who wrote our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner"
Great Britain
What word referred to a "leader" in the Underground Railroad who helped move escaping slaves from one place to another