3rd Grade American History

Which two explorers were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the land west of the Mississippi River?

• George Washington and Benjamin Franklin

• Lewis and Clark

• The Wright Brothers

• Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth

Which holiday celebrates the day the United States became independent from Great Britain?

• Veterans Day

• Memorial Day

• Independence Day

• Columbus Day

Which American landmark has the faces of four U.S. presidents carved into a mountain?

• The Statue of Liberty

• The Lincoln Memorial

• Mount Rushmore

• The White House

Who helped enslaved people escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• George Washington Carver

• Sojourner Truth

Which monument honors the 16th president of the United States and is located in Washington, D.C.?

• Washington Monument

• Jefferson Memorial

• Lincoln Memorial

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

What is the name of the natural landmark that is a deep canyon located in Arizona?

• Rocky Mountains

• Grand Canyon

• Niagara Falls

• Monument Valley

Who was the first African American baseball player to play in Major League Baseball?

• George Washington Carver

• Jackie Robinson

• Henry Ford

• Martin Luther King Jr.

What is the name of the song that serves as the national anthem of the United States?

• America the Beautiful

• The Star-Spangled Banner

• My Country, ‘Tis of Thee

• Yankee Doodle

Which river is the longest in the United States?

• Amazon River

• Mississippi River

• Colorado River

• Hudson River

Which civil rights leader gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Frederick Douglass

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• George Washington Carver

• Theodore Roosevelt