Draw a Line from Each Description on the Left to the Correct Answer on the Right

Draw a line from each description on the left to the correct answer on the right.

1. This river flows into the Gulf of Mexico. • • Atlantic

2. This tribe lived in the Northwest Coast • • cone-shaped region.

3. This ocean is to the east of America. • • Mississippi

4. This ocean is to the west of America. • • Chinook

5. Some natives of the Plateau region • • Pacific lived in this type of house.

6. Some Southeast Woodlands natives • • wampum used these to build their homes.

7. These were eaten by natives in the • • harpoons Northwest Coast region.

8. Natives in the Northeast Woodlands • • palm fronds used these to catch fish.

9. These were polished beads made from • • swans shells.

10. This was used as a fertilizer for crops. • • wood ash

1. What is the name of the Vikings’ homeland?

a. Scandinavia b. China c. Vinland

2. Who sailed from Iceland to Greenland in 985?

a. Amerigo Vespucci b. Erik the Red c. Ferdinand Magellan

3. Who landed on an island in the Bahamas in 1492?

a. Francisco Pizarro b. Leif Eriksson c. Christopher Columbus

4. Juan Ponce de León searched for what?

a. Fountain of Youth b. River of Life c. Sea of Hope

5. The Hopi lived in what region of North America?

a. Northeast b. Great Plains c. Southwest

6. Which animals did natives of the Southwest not eat?

a. mountain goat b. buffalo c. moose

7. Where is the Cliff Palace located?

a. Yellowstone b. Mesa Verde c. Yosemite

8. Who built Castillo de San Marcos?

a. Spanish b. Vikings c. Havasupai

9. What is America’s oldest European city?

a. New York City b. San Francisco c. St. Augustine

10. Who attacked America’s oldest European city in 1702?

a. English b. French c. Apache

1. Virginia Dare was born in Roanoke, Virginia. TRUE FALSE

2. Pocahontas never became a Christian. TRUE FALSE

3. Pocahontas and John Smith were friends. TRUE FALSE

4. Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes. TRUE FALSE

5. The first Europeans to explore the Great Lakes were from Spain. TRUE FALSE

6. Squanto couldn’t speak one word of English. TRUE FALSE

7. John Carver was elected as the first Governor of Plymouth. TRUE FALSE

8. Chief Massasoit signed a treaty with the Governor of Plymouth. TRUE FALSE

9. William Bradford was elected Governor of Plymouth thirty times. TRUE FALSE

10. John and Priscilla Alden founded a town in Maine. TRUE FALSE

1. Helped establish Providence, • • Peter Stuyvesant Rhode Island

2. Gave English proprietors a large • • Roger Williams area of land south of Virginia

3. Worked to modernize New • • Philadelphia Amsterdam

4. Dutch settlers were the first • • King Charles II Europeans to settle in this area

5. Known as the City of Brotherly • • Hudson River Valley Love

6. Location of a fifty-foot-tall • • William Penn windmill

7. Searched for a water route to the • • Nantucket Island Far East

8. Founder of Pennsylvania • • Henry Hudson

Tennessee Massachusetts North Carolina

Boston Florida

Connecticut Mississippi

Delaware Maryland Williamsburg Virginia New Jersey

Pennsylvania Georgia

Nantucket

New Hampshire Rhode Island

Roanoke South Carolina

New York Maine

America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company 155 Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below. Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.

1. ______declared, “Give me liberty or give me death!” at a meeting of

the Virginia House of Burgesses.

2. Two lights shone from the belfry of the ______Church on the night

before the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

3. The Declaration of Independence was adopted in the city of ______.

4. In December of 1776, Washington and his troops crossed the ______

River and defeated the British in a surprise attack.

5. The ______Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag

of the United States.

6. General ______surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown.

7. The USS ______is the oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat.

8. America’s oldest city park is located in ______.

9. ______was a poet who visited the Old Corner Bookstore in Boston.

10. ______Bay is home to bald eagles, clams, muskrats, jellyfish, red-

beard sponges, and many other creatures.

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1. Who is called the Father of the Constitution?

a. James Madison b. George Washington c. Patrick Henry

2. What city was our nation’s first capital?

a. Boston b. Washington, D. C. c. New York City

3. What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?

a. Bill of Rights b. Continental Laws c. Articles of Confederation

4. Who was the first President to live in the White House?

a. George Washington b. John Adams c. James Monroe

5. George Washington became a colonel during what war?

a. War of 1812 b. Revolutionary War c. French and Indian War

6. In what city did the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Congress meet during the late 1700s?

a. Philadelphia b. Boston c. Charleston

7. Who founded the American Philosophical Society?

a. Betsy Ross b. Benjamin Franklin c. William Penn

8. What group settled the Old City of Philadelphia?

a. Minute Men b. Quakers c. French

9. Which animal does not live in the Appalachian Mountains?

a. beaver b. porcupine c. armadillo

10. Daniel Boone helped open the Wilderness Road through what geographic feature?

a. Cumberland Gap b. Mississippi Pass c. Appalachian Trail

1. Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

______

2. Which President sent a group to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

______

3. Who were the two captains of the expedition that explored the Louisiana Purchase?

______and ______

4. What was the name of the group that explored the Louisiana Purchase?

______

5. The group that explored the Louisiana Purchase were ultimately trying to reach what body

of water? ______

6. What animal was used by natives of the Great Plains to make rugs, moccasins, and sleds?

______

7. The Gateway Arch stands in what city? ______

8. Who is the Father of the American Dictionary? ______

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1. He was President during the • • James Monroe War of 1812.

2. He became a hero at the battle of • • Mammoth Cave New Orleans.

3. A capital city in Africa is named • • James Madison in honor of this President.

4. Saltpetre was mined here during • • John Quincy Adams the War of 1812.

5. This was constructed between • • Andrew Jackson Buffalo and Albany, New York.

6. He developed a written language • • St. Louis for the Cherokee people.

7. Many fur traders lived in this • • Erie Canal city.

8. He served as ambassador, U.S. • • Sequoyah Senator and Representative, Secretary of State, and President

1. The Civil War made Andrew Jackson a national hero. TRUE FALSE

2. Martin Van Buren served as Andrew Jackson’s Vice President. TRUE FALSE

3. The Hermitage was the name of Andrew Jackson’s home in Tennessee. TRUE FALSE

4. The Alamo was a general store before it was used as barracks. TRUE FALSE

5. Davy Crockett fought at the Alamo. TRUE FALSE

6. John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. TRUE FALSE

7. John Jay served as president of the American Bible Society. TRUE FALSE

8. The Indian Removal Act stated that Native Americans had to leave the country. TRUE FALSE

9. Cherokee people were forced to walk from Georgia to Oklahoma. TRUE FALSE

10. Many Cherokee died as a result of the Trail of Tears. TRUE FALSE

1. What was William Henry Harrison’s nickname?

a. Old Hickory b. Tippecanoe c. Harry Man

2. Who served as Vice President under William Henry Harrison?

a. John Tyler b. Martin Van Buren c. John Jay

3. What is the source of the Mississippi River?

a. Atlantic Ocean b. Lake Itasca c. Gulf of Mexico

4. Levees on the Mississippi help control what?

a. pollution b. flood waters c. tourists

5. People from what country built a fort near Natchez, Mississippi, in 1716?

a. France b. Canada c. Spain

6. Which tribe destroyed the fort that was built near Natchez, Mississippi, in 1716?

a. Cherokee b. Natchez c. Sioux

7. Natchez was Mississippi’s first what?

a. capital b. railroad town c. education center

8. Who was in charge of the crew on a steamboat?

a. pilot b. mate c. captain

9. What was the job of the stoker on a steamboat?

a. keep the flag flying b. keep the fire going c. wake up the captain

10. Who invented the Morse Code?

a. Silas Morse b. Morse Whitney c. Samuel Morse

1. Who served as Governor of Tennessee before becoming President of the United States?

______

2. What material was used to make covers for the wagons that traveled on the Oregon Trail?

______

3. About how far did a wagon on the Oregon Trail travel in one day?

______

4. What war occurred during Polk’s presidency?

______

5. What was established with the money the U.S. received from the estate of James Smithson?

______

6. In 1859 and 1860, Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Falls on what?

______

7. Where was John James Audubon born?

______

8. In 1820 Audubon began compiling a collection of paintings of what?

______

Word Bank bridge John Tyler United States Mexican War Haiti cotton fifty miles tightrope wool War of 1812 Smithsonian Institution fifteen miles Smithson College James K. Polk birds

1. What significant discovery was made in California in 1848?

a. silver b. oil c. gold

2. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

a. Louisa May Alcott b. Harriet Beecher Stowe c. Lucy Maud Montgomery

3. Nebraska and Kansas voted on whether or not ______would be allowed in their states.

a. homesteading b. slavery c. oil drilling

4. Who led a raid on the Army arsenal in Harper’s Ferry?

a. James Smith b. Caleb Walter c. John Brown

5. What geographic feature in Oregon was formed by a volcano?

a. Crater Lake b. Lava Lake c. Wonder Lake

6. Who wrote “Paul Revere’s Ride”?

a. Steel b. Dickens c. Longfellow

7. What were riders for the Pony Express given?

a. Bible b. house c. stagecoach

8. The Pony Express advertised for riders under what age?

a. 18 b. 25 c. 30

1. President of the United States of • • Jefferson Davis America during the Civil War

2. President of the Confederate States • • Robert E. Lee of America during the Civil War

3. Commander of all Union forces • • Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War

4. General-in-Chief of all Confederate • • Matthew Brady forces during the Civil War

5. Famous photographer during the • • Ulysses S. Grant Civil War

6. Grandfather of the wife of General • • Clara Barton Robert E. Lee

7. Nurse who helped to establish the • • George Washington Red Cross

8. Nurse whose parents were once • • Mary Todd slaves

9. Married Jefferson Davis • • Susie King Taylor

10. Married Abraham Lincoln • • Varina Howell

1. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated during the Civil War. TRUE FALSE

2. Andrew Johnson went through an impeachment trial. TRUE FALSE

3. Ulysses S. Grant was elected President after Andrew Johnson. TRUE FALSE

4. Yellowstone National Park holds all of earth’s hydrothermal features. TRUE FALSE

5. Promontory Point is located in Missouri. TRUE FALSE

6. Fanny J. Crosby was a deaf hymn writer. TRUE FALSE

7. Cowboys use a lasso to catch and guide cattle. TRUE FALSE

8. A cowboy’s biscuit is called a sourdough bullet. TRUE FALSE

America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company 165 Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below. Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.

1. President ______celebrated his twenty-fifth wedding anniversary in

the White House.

2. The mother of President ______was the first woman in history to

attend her son’s presidential inauguration.

3. President ______was from Vermont.

4. ______said the best possible gift to a community was a library.

5. A ______collected money from homesteaders.

6. ______was the state with the most homesteads.

7. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s father was a ______.

8. When Laura grew up she became famous as an ______.

9. In a frontier fort, the ______was built to protect soldiers in case of an

attack.

10. The enlisted men at a frontier fort slept in the ______.

Word Bank Hayes Garfield South Dakota land agent blockhouse Montana blockhouse Grant author homesteader Carnegie barracks commissary Arthur Johnson teacher

1. Who was Benjamin Harrison’s grandfather?

a. Robert Harrison b. George Harrison c. William Henry Harrison

2. Benjamin Harrison served in what war?

a. War of 1812 b. Civil War c. Mexican War

3. Grover Cleveland’s father served as a what?

a. minister b. senator c. governor

4. Grover Cleveland was the only President to do what in the White House?

a. have a birthday party b. get married c. jump on the bed

5. Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks are located in what state?

a. California b. Montana c. Nevada

6. What is the highest point in the continental United States?

a. Mount Whitney b. Mount Fuji c. Mount Everest

7. What did Thomas Edison operate as a young man?

a. train b. radio c. telegraph

8. What invention did Thomas Edison call his baby?

a. electric lights b. motion pictures c. phonograph

9. What is Chicago’s nickname?

a. Stinky City b. Windy City c. Chilly City

10. Where was the World’s Columbian Exposition held?

a. Chicago b. Baltimore c. New York City

1. William McKinley was the last Civil War veteran to serve as President. TRUE FALSE

2. The United States fought a war with Mexico over Cuba. TRUE FALSE

3. William McKinley was shot and died while serving as President. TRUE FALSE

4. Iowa is part of America’s Breadbasket. TRUE FALSE

5. “The New Colossus” is the statue that stands on Liberty Island. TRUE FALSE

6. Ellis Island’s busiest year was 1987. TRUE FALSE

7. Cornelius Vanderbilt wrote “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” TRUE FALSE

8. The Biltmore is the largest residence in the United States. TRUE FALSE

168 America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below. Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.

1. Theodore Roosevelt visited ______during his presidency.

2. President ______later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

3. Before he become President, Taft served as Governor of the ______.

4. Important American documents are housed in the National ______.

5. The National ______has the highest point in Washington, D.C.

6. Wilbur and Orville Wright owned a ______shop.

7. To help them understand flight, the Wright brothers experimented with ______.

8. Glacier National Park is located in ______.

9. The mountains of Glacier National Park are part of the ______.

10. ______sold Alaska to the United States.

Word Bank Panama bicycle Cathedral Archives helicopters Taft Philippines Idaho Mexico Russia Appalachians Montana kites Roosevelt Library Rockies

1. Austria-Hungary and Italy were • • Liberty Bonds allies with this country.

2. England and France were allies • • Germany with this country.

3. The U.S. finally joined the war • • League of Nations after Germany tried to form an alliance with this country.

4. Many Americans bought these to • • Russia help with the war effort.

5. This was formed to help countries • • Mexico avoid going to war.

6. He was President during World • • Woodrow Wilson War I.

7. He was a World War I hero who • • Theodore Roosevelt helped capture 132 Germans.

8. He established Boy’s Town in • • Alvin C. York Nebraska.

9. He asked the founder of Boy’s • • Edward Flanagan Town to travel around the world and teach how to care for children.

10. He said every American should • • Harry Truman see the Grand Canyon.

1. In 1917 my company built the largest industrial complex in the world. Who am I?

______

2. I was the first President to be heard on the radio. Who am I?

______

3. My father administered the presidential oath of office to me. Who am I?

______

4. I flew across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. Who am I?

______

5. I was President when the stock market crashed in 1929. Who am I?

______

6. I oversaw the project of carving the Shrine of Democracy. Who am I?

______

7. I helped defend Creation in the “Monkey Trial.” Who am I?

______

8. My face was carved into Mount Rushmore along with the faces of George Washington,

Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Who am I?

______

Charles Lindbergh Theodore Roosevelt William Jennings Bryan Henry Ford Herbert Hoover Warren Harding Calvin Coolidge Gutzon Borglum

1. Who established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933?

a. Franklin D. Roosevelt b. Theodore Roosevelt c. Herbert Hoover

2. Where did the CCC complete projects?

a. east of the Mississippi b. around the world c. across America

3. What name was given to Roosevelt’s plan to bring America out of the Great Depression?

a. New Hat b. New Deal c. New Dreams

4. In what state is the Golden Gate Bridge located?

a. New York b. Washington c. California

5. In what city is the Golden Gate Bridge located?

a. Los Angeles b. San Francisco c. Sacramento

6. Shirley Temple became a famous actress during what?

a. World War I b. Great Depression c. World War II

7. What did Shirley Temple become after her children were grown?

a. diplomat b. director c. dentist

8. In what state is the Olympic Peninsula located?

a. California b. Oregon c. Washington

1. This nation was allied with Japan • • Japan during World War II.

2. This nation attacked U.S. military • • Axis bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

3. The United States was a part of • • Germany this group during World War II.

4. The U.S. and other nations fought • • atomic bomb against these powers.

5. Harry Truman authorized the use • • Allies of this to help end the war.

6. Americans had to use these to • • Times Square conserve during the war.

7. Supplies needed for the U.S. • • ration cards military were made in these.

8. Millions in New York celebrated • • factories the end of the war here.

America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company 173 In each of the sentences below, one word is incorrect. In each sentence, cross out the incorrect word and write above it one of the words from the word bank at the bottom of the page to make the sentence accurate.

1. The period from 1946 to 1964 is called the Baby Bust.

2. Winston Churchill said that an Iron Road divided free and Communist countries.

3. The city of Berlin, France, was divided into a Communist area and a free area.

4. The U.S. was involved in a war in Australia that lasted from 1950 until 1953.

5. Many people once traveled across America on Path 66.

6. Petrified Forest National Park is located in Kentucky.

7. Petrified wood is primarily made up of diamonds.

8. Babe Ruth is considered the greatest football player of all time.

9. Someone once told Jackie Robinson that it takes money to be different.

10. Jackie Robinson was the only African American to play on a major league baseball team.

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1. Who was the Supreme Commander of all Allied forces during World War II?

a. Winston Churchill b. Dwight D. Eisenhower c. Herbert Hoover

2. What state entered the Union as the forty-ninth state?

a. Oregon b. California c. Alaska

3. When did Hawaii become a state?

a. 1922 b. 1936 c. 1959

4. What became the official motto of the United States while Eisenhower was President?

a. In God We Trust b. United We Stand c. God Bless America

5. Who once hosted a popular variety show on television?

a. Jackie Robinson b. Ed Sullivan c. George Marshall

6. In 1954 the Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were what?

a. unconstitutional b. unavoidable c. legal

7. A high school in what city was the scene of an integration crisis in 1957?

a. Monroe, Louisiana b. Abilene, Texas c. Little Rock, Arkansas

8. Who created many illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post?

a. Willie Nelson b. Norman Rockwell c. Ed Sullivan

9. What is the capital of Alaska?

a. Diomede b. Anchorage c. Juneau

10. What is the tallest mountain in North America?

a. Mount Miller b. Mount McKinley c. Mount McMillan

America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company 175 Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below. Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.

1. President Kennedy established the ______to serve other nations.

2. Mrs. Kennedy wanted the White House to tell the story of American ______.

3. The U.S.S.R. attempted to place nuclear missiles on the island of ______.

4. ______delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C.

5. President Kennedy was ______.

6. President Johnson sent American troops to ______beginning in 1965.

7. During World War II, President Eisenhower was impressed with the transportation system

of ______.

8. The Federal Highway Act of 1954 allowed for the construction of ______.

9. The Great Salt Lake is located in ______.

10. ______founded an evangelistic association in 1950.

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1. Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency. TRUE FALSE

2. Jimmy Carter was Governor of California before he became President. TRUE FALSE

3. Menachem Begin was Prime Minister of Israel. TRUE FALSE

4. Explorer I was America’s first man-made airplane. TRUE FALSE

5. Alan Shepard was the first American in space. TRUE FALSE

6. Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the North Pole. TRUE FALSE

7. Robert H. Goddard is considered the father of modern computers. TRUE FALSE

8. Fred Rogers produced a children’s television show. TRUE FALSE

1. What organization launched Columbia in 1981?

a. NATO b. NASA c. NAFTA

2. What nation did Ronald Reagan call an evil empire?

a. Japan b. Germany c. U.S.S.R.

3. To what was Reagan referring when he said, “Tear down this wall”?

a. segregation b. Berlin Wall c. Great Wall of China

4. Operation Desert Storm was a military operation against what country?

a. Iraq b. Kuwait c. Israel

5. Where is the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum located?

a. Washington, D.C. b. California c. Illinois

6. What mountain in Washington state erupted in 1980?

a. Mount Olympia b. Mount McKinley c. Mount Saint Helens

7. What formed inside a crater in Washington state between 1986 and 2004?

a. glacier b. typhoon c. river

8. What corporation did Bill Gates and his friend Paul Allen establish?

a. IBM b. Microsoft c. Apple

9. Bill Gates studied the lives of what type of people to help him know how to help others with his wealth?

a. physicians b. philanthropists c. psychologists

10. What company began with a mail order catalog?

a. Walmart b. Piggly Wiggly c. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

178 America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below. Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.

1. Bill ______became President in 1993.

2. NAFTA is an agreement between the U.S., ______, and ______.

3. During the 1990s there was a war on the ______peninsula.

4. ______terrorists attacked a U.S. ship in 2000.

5. The ______have been called a “river of grass.”

6. U.S. circulating coins are made in ______and ______.

7. Many of the U.S. reserves of precious metals are kept at ______.

8. Habitat for Humanity was founded by Millard and Linda ______.

9. Jimmy Carter has worked as a Habitat ______for many years.

10. Habitat builds ______for people in need around the world.

Word Bank Denver Canada volunteer houses Fuller schools Clinton Fort Knox Mexico Everglades accountant Seattle Philadelphia Balkan Muslim Italy

America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company 179 In each of the sentences below, one word is incorrect. In each sentence, cross out the incorrect word and write above it one of the words from the word bank at the bottom of the page to make the sentence accurate.

1. Kansas had uncertain election returns for the 2000 presidential election.

2. On July 11, 2001, terrorists flew airplanes into the World Trade Center.

3. Saddam Hussein was the leader of Russia.

4. President Gore was elected in 2008.

5. Osama Bin Laden trained terrorists in Egypt.

6. The Continental Divide is in the Appalachian Mountains.

7. The Rocky Mountains extend into Mexico.

8. Elvis Parker sang rock and roll music.

9. Chicago is known as Music City, U.S.A.

10. John Smith wrote a description of how he envisioned Americans celebrating July Fourth.

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