We will have a quiz over the terms we learned this week.
Here is a copy of them, but your child should have them glued in their history folder:
National landmark-buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects that have been determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be nationally significant in American history and culture
White House-Official residence and workplace of the President of the US
Washington monument-an obelisk on the national mall to commemorate George Washington
Statue of Liberty-a copper sculpture given to the US as a gift from France to honor our friendship.
Mount Rushmore–sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
Benjamin Franklin-inventor of the lightning rod, to protect houses from lightning strikes.
Eli Whitney-inventor of the cotton gin, a machine that greatly improved cotton production, but contributed to the need for more slaves to pick cotton.
John Deere-inventor of the steel plow, which helped break up hard ground in the midwest.
Thomas Edison-inventor of the light bulb.
Alexander Graham Bell-inventor of the telephone.
George Washington Carver-inventor of more than 300 uses for peanuts, soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes.
The Wright brothers-inventors of the first powered airplane.
Neil Armstrong-first astronaut to walk on the moon.

US Leaders in Science and Technology

Benjamin Franklin-invented swim fins, bifocal glasses, and the Franklin stove. He also did electrical experiments, and he came up with the idea of using lightning rods to channel electricity to keep buildings from burning down from lightning strikes.

Eli Whitney-invented the cotton gin that separated cotton from the sticky seeds in it. Greatly increased production of cotton, and led to the increase in slavery in the south to increase production.

John Deere-invented the first successful steel plow. He made the plow “that broke the plains”, and helped increase farming in the midwest.

Thomas Edison-invented the light bulb, phonograph, and the motion picture camera. He also improved the telephone and telegraph.

Alexander Graham Bell-invented the telephone. He also invented the metal detector, to find bullets lodged in people’s bodies.

George Washington Carver-discovered over 300 uses for peanuts, soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes. He made cooking oil, paper, milk, soap, and wood stain from peanuts. He focused on peanuts to help poor cotton farmers put nutrients back into the soil that cotton depleted.

The Wright Brothers-bicycle mechanics who invented the first powered airplane. They flew their plane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903.

Neil Armstrong-the first person to walk on the moon. He was an astronaut on Apollo 11, and it took 4 days to get to the moon. His famous phrase was “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”