FOUNDING FATHERS & FIRSTS
He was the first President of the United States and is often called the "Father of His Country."
Who was George Washington?
This large, bronze symbol in Philadelphia is associated with American independence.
What is the Liberty Bell?
This was the name given to the 1803 land purchase that doubled the size of the United States.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
He was the 16th president, known for leading the country during the Civil War and freeing the slaves.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who was Rosa Parks?
This document, signed in 1776, announced that the American colonies were free from British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This "Father of the American Flag" is said to have sewn the first Stars and Stripes.
Who was Betsy Ross?
The discovery of this precious metal in California in 1848 sparked a massive migration westward.
What was gold?
He was the only president to be elected four times, serving during both the Great Depression and World War II.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
He was a Baptist minister and leader of the civil rights movement, famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and later became the third president.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This huge statue was a gift from France and stands in New York Harbor as a symbol of freedom.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This 2,000-mile route was used by pioneers in covered wagons traveling to the Oregon Territory.
What was the Oregon Trail?
This president, known as the "Trust Buster," was also a famous conservationist who created many national parks.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
This Supreme Court case in 1954 ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What was Brown vs. Board of Education?
This city is where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the U.S. Constitution was written.
What is Philadelphia?
The American flag has 50 of these to represent the states, and 13 stripes to represent the original colonies.
What are stars?
American pioneers heading westward frequently had interactions (sometimes violent) with these people who were living in various communities throughout America?
Who are the Native Americans?
This president wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and delivered the Gettysburg Address.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
She was an escaped slave who led hundreds of other slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
He was a famous inventor and a founding father, known for his experiments with electricity.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This national bird appears on the Great Seal of the United States.
What is the bald eagle?
She was a Shoshone woman who served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Who was Sacagawea?
He was the principal author of the Federalist Papers and became the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
He was a Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent voice during the civil rights movement.
Who was Malcolm X?