Vocabulary Worksheet American Icons

Match
The US Presidents residence

Buffalo Bill killed thousands

A present from France

Stay on for 8 seconds

Tallest skyscraper in NY

First black US president

16th President, abolished slavery
The King of RocknRoll died in 1977

Meeting place of the US Congress

10

12

11

Sexy actress who died young

Black rights activist
When you get hungry

13

14

15

Endangered bird
First to set foot in the New World

18

President assassinated in 1963

A childrens paradise
Four presidents faces mountain

16

17

Former actor who became POTUS

Write

(more than 1 answer possible)

1. Famous American singer

2. Famous American band

3. Famous American artist

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4. Famous American writer

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White House

bison

Statue of Liberty
Rodeo
Empire State Building

12
2
9
7

Barack Obama

13

Abraham Lincoln

14

Elvis Presley

10

Washington Capitol

Marilyn Monroe

Martin Luther King

Fast food or junk food

15

Bald eagle

16

Christopher Columbus, 1492

John F. Kennedy

Disney (land/World)

17

Mount Rushmore

11

Ronald Reagan

18

POTUS = President of the United States