W15 Memorials and Monuments

Knowing the nation's history helps unite people as citizens.

• True

• False

Which presidents are part of Mount Rushmore? Choose two.

• a. Herbert Hoover

• b. John F. Kennedy

• c. Thomas Jefferson

• d. Dwight Eisenhower

• e. George Washington

Why does Abraham Lincoln have a special memorial?

• a. He created the banking system.

• b. He was Founder of the United States.

• c. He doubled the size of the United States.

• d. He freed enslaved people during the Civil War.

Match each image to its name.

• Lincoln Memorial

• 
• Statue of Liberty

• 
• Washington Monument

• 
• Pearl Harbor National Memorial

• 

Why do people build monuments and memorials?

• to remind people of important events

• to teach people about the history of the country

• All of the above

Choose the term that best completes the sentence.

The ​ (a)   honors people who died from an attack on the United States during World War II.

• Bandelier National Monument

• Crazy Horse Memorial

• Pearl Harbor National Memorial

What honors a Lakota war chief who defended tribal lands in the Black Hills?

• a. Crazy Horse Memorial

• b. Bandelier National Monument

• c. Pearl Harbor National Memorial