USA Geography
This is the capital city of the United States
What is Washington, D.C.?
He is credited with discovering America in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
What is tobacco?
He was the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This was the first permanent English settlement in America.
What is Jamestown?
This river is the longest river system in the United States.
What is the Mississippi River system?
This English explorer is famed for his circumnavigation of the Earth.
Who is Sir Francis Drake?
This economic system where colonies exist to benefit the mother country.
What is mercantilism?
This Founding Father wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This colony was founded as a haven for Quakers.
What is Pennsylvania?
This mountain range is located in the western part of the United States.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
This Spanish expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe, although the leader did not survive the entire journey.
What is Magellan's Expedition?
This trade system between the America, Africa, and Europe involved goods, slaves, and raw materials.
What is Triangular Trade?
Known for his experiments with electricity, he also helped draft the Constitution.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This colony was the first to celebrate a harvest with the Native Americans.
What is Plymouth?
This body of water borders the United States to the south.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
This "lost" colony was England's first attempt at establishing a permanent settlement in America.
What is Roanoke?
This type of colony was directly controlled by the English monarchy.
What is a royal colony?
This man is considered the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
This was the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established.
What is Georgia?
This U.S. state has the most national parks.
What is Alaska?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay are examples of what type of colony?
This Founding Father was a prominent Massachusetts statesman, lawyer, and author.
Who is John Adams?
This colony was settled for the primary purpose of religious freedom.
What is Massachusetts Bay?