1st Grade History Quiz

George Washington was the very first president of the United States. Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson were also presidents, but later on.

On the Fourth of July, we celebrate Independence Day, which marks the day the United States became independent. Christmas and Thanksgiving are celebrated at different times.

The Pilgrims came to America on a ship called the Mayflower. The Titanic and Santa Maria were other famous ships but were not used by the Pilgrims.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader who worked for fairness and equal rights for all people, no matter the color of their skin.

Before cars, people used trains and horses to travel. Airplanes and bicycles came later.

Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon in 1969. Buzz Lightyear is a character from a movie, and Christopher Columbus is famous for discovering America.

The Eiffel Tower is a famous tower in France. Big Ben is in England, and the Statue of Liberty is in the United States.

Dinosaurs lived on Earth a long time ago, before people existed. They did not live in the ocean or the sky.

Memorial Day honors the people who fought and died for our country. Halloween and Easter are fun holidays, but not for honoring soldiers.

The Titanic was a famous ship that sank in 1912. The Mayflower brought the Pilgrims to America, and the Santa Maria was Columbus' ship.