Who was the first president of the United States?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John F. Kennedy

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, who was a farmer and lawyer from Virginia, was also a scientist, an inventor, and a philosopher.

• True

• False

This honest man taught himself and became a lawyer and a Congressman from Illinois. Who was he?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• John F. Kennedy

Jefferson was President for only 3 years because he was assassinated in 1963.

• True

• False

Who is the current president of the United States? (2023)

• George W. Bush

• Donald Trump

• Barack Obama

• Joe Biden

The colonists trusted George Washington because he didn't want power for himself.

• True

• False

What is NOT true about Abraham Lincoln?

• He was against slavery.

• He wanted the states of the North and South to work together as a nation.

• Many of his ideas are basic principles of the government of the U.S.

• Friends called him "Honest Abe".

Who served as a military leader in the fight of the colonists for independence from British rule?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• John F. Kennedy

What is NOT true about Thomas Jefferson?

• He believed that "all men are created equal".

• He is often called "the Father of Our Country".

• He said that the power must come from "the consent of the governed".

• He wrote the "Declaration of Independence".

Who was the 26th president of the United States?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George W. Bush

• Barack Obama

• Donald Trump