a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring | the federal government of the United States |
| a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific with capital Olympia |
| the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791 |
| 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799) |
| United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915) |