In 1492 an Italian navigator sailing for Spain crossed the Atlantic Ocean looking for a westward route to Asia and reached islands in the Caribbean. Who was he?

One Spanish explorer explored present-day Florida in 1513 and claimed the land for Spain. Who was he?

Hernando de Soto led an expedition through the present-day southeastern United States in the early 1540s.

In the 1530s a French explorer sailed up the St. Lawrence River and claimed land there for France. Who was he?

Which explorer founded Quebec in 1608 and mapped parts of northeastern North America?

In 1609 an English explorer sailing for the Dutch explored a large river that was later named for him. Who was he?

Which English colonist and leader helped the Jamestown colony survive its early years after 1607?

This person acted as a go-between connecting the Powhatan nation and the English colonists at Jamestown in the early 1600s. Who was it?

Beginning in 1621, this person helped the Plymouth colonists plant crops and communicate with the Wampanoag. Who was it?

Which English Quaker founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a place of religious tolerance?

Who commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolution and later served as the first President of the United States?

The primary writer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 was ___.

Which colonial leader helped negotiate French support for the American Revolution and also helped draft founding documents?

In April 1775 a colonist rode at night to warn colonial leaders that British troops were coming. Who made that ride?

Which delegate is widely credited as the writer most responsible for drafting the U.S. Constitution?

From 1804 to 1806 two co-leaders explored and mapped land stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Who were they?

This person served as guide and interpreter for the expedition that traveled west to the Pacific Ocean between 1804 and 1806. Who was it?

Which frontiersman helped blaze the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky?

Which Founding Father served as the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury?

Which colonial leader is remembered for the speech that famously said, “Give me liberty, or give me death”?

Benjamin Franklin was known as an inventor, writer, and diplomat.

Which naturalist helped inspire the creation of national parks and founded the Sierra Club?

Which president led the United States during the Civil War?

Harriet Tubman helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.

Frederick Douglass grew up as a free man and never lived as an enslaved person.

Which woman gave the speech remembered as “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Susan B. Anthony worked for which important cause?

Who founded the American Red Cross?

George Washington Carver was a general who led American troops during the Civil War.

Which Native American created a writing system for the Cherokee language?

Which Founding Father served as the nation's first Vice President and later became the second President of the United States?

Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in the civil rights movement.

Who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, helping start a bus boycott?

Cesar Chavez worked to improve the lives of which group?

Dolores Huerta worked alone and never partnered with Cesar Chavez to organize farm workers.

Who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947?

Amelia Earhart is famous for her work in aviation.

Which two inventors made the first successful powered airplane flight in 1903?

Theodore Roosevelt helped protect natural areas by supporting national parks and conservation.

Eleanor Roosevelt served as President of the United States and led the country during World War II.