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History

Famous People

Question: Who said, "I have not yet begun to fight!
Answer: John Paul Jones

Question: Who said, " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Answer: Nathan Hale

Question: Who captured British forts in the Northwest Territory for America?
Answer: George Rogers Clark

Question: When the war shifted to the Southern Colonies, who was sent to lead the American forces?
Answer: Nathaniel Greene

Question: Who helped to plan the city of Washington D.C.
Answer: Benjamin Banneker

Events of the War

Question: What happened at Lexington and Concord?
Answer: The first battle of the War of Independence

Question: What is often called the turning point of the War for Independence?
Answer: The Battle of Saratoga

Question: The cruel killing of many people at one time
Answer: A massacre

Question: What event happened after King George III tried to force the patriots to accept British tea?
Answer: The Boston Tea Party

Question: At what battle did the patriots make it clear they would be hard to beat?
Answer: The Battle of Bunker Hill

The New Republic

Question: What was the name of the new capital?
Answer: Washington D.C.

Question: What is the highest court in the land?
Answer: Supreme Court

Question: What are the two houses of congress?
Answer: Senate and House of Representatives

Question: What river was the new capital built near?
Answer: The Potomac River

Question: During what battle was "The Star-Spangled Banner" written?
Answer: The Battle of Fort McHenry

presidents

Question: Who was our first president?
Answer: George Washington

Question: Who was our second president?
Answer: John Adams

Question: Who was our third president?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Question: Who was our fourth president?
Answer: James Madison

Question: Who was our fifth president?
Answer: James Monroe

Famous people

Question: Who led the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Answer: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Question: What Idian woman translated the Indian language for the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Answer: Sacagawea

Question: Who opened the wilderness trail to Kentucky?
Answer: Daniel Boone

Question: Who wrote our national anthem?
Answer: Francis Scott Key

Question: Who wrote the dictionary?
Answer: Noah Webster