Founding Fathers
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This event marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This president authorized the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This state was the first to secede from the Union and start the Civil War.
What is South Carolina?
This invention revolutionized transportation during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the Steam Engine?
This Founding Father was the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
He was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is George Washington?
These two men set out on an expedition to map out the newly acquired land in the west.
Who are Lewis & Clark?
He was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This industry experienced significant growth during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the textile industry?
This was the year that the Declaration of Indepence was signed.
What is 1776?
He wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense," which inspired many colonists to support independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This is the belief that the U.S. was destined by God to expand westward.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This is the name of the famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
He invented the telephone, revolutionizing communication during the Industrial Revolution.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This Founding Father is known as the "Father of the Constitution".
Who is James Madison?
This was the year that the Revolutionary War began.
What is 1775?
This event in 1849 led to a massive influx of people in California.
What is the California Gold Rush?
This battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This is the country where the Industrial Revolution first originated.
What is Great Britain?
He was the first Secretary of the Treasury and the creator of the national bank.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This country provided significant help to the colonists during the war.
What is France?
He was the Native American chief who led resistance against the expansion of white settlers in the Great Plains.
Who is Sitting Bull?
This general (and future US leader) earned the nickname "unconditional surrender" during the Civil War.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Who is James Watt?