People
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What are the Three Branches of Government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches
Who started and wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is a Continent?
One of the earths seven large bodies of land
Ketchup was once sold for what?
Medicine
Who was the president during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the longest man-made structure in the world?
The Great Wall of China
A war between England and America from 1812-1814. This war proved that the US was a free country
War of 1812
What divides the East and West hemispheres, runs from North Pole to South Pole?
Prime Meridian
True or False were there female Gladiators in Ancient Rome?
True
What 2 people started the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks
What did Lewis and Clark give President Thomas Jefferson?
Two bear cubs, Jefferson kept his new pets on the South Lawn of the White House.
A land deal between the French and the Americans. They sold the Louisiana Purchase and this land deal doubled the size of the United States
Louisiana Purchase 1803
Capital of Japan
Tokyo
The shortest war in history lasted how long?
38 minutes
The Anglo-Zanzibar War
Who wrote Much Ado About Nothing?
William Shakespeare
What 2 U.S. presidents died within hours of each other?
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
On the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, two of its central figures, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (who were close friends), died only hours apart.
When was jamestown is founded?
1607
Mountain range along the western edge of South America
Andes
Before he became president what job did Abraham Lincoln have?
Lincoln opened Berry and Lincoln with his friend William F. Berry in 1833
The Discovery of America
Christopher Columbus
What was the purpose of President Abraham Lincoln’s top hat?
He used it to store important notes and papers.
When did Congress passes 13th Amendment abolishing slavery?
January 31, 1865
The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
What are the Earth's seven continents?
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Australia