| A | B |
| John Adams | second president of the United States and the first President to live in the White House |
| Pierre L'Enfant | was hired to draw up plans for the new capital |
| Benjamin Banneker | helped redraw the plans for the new city |
| Washington D.C. | the new capital named after George Washington |
| capitol | the bulding where Congress meets |
| Washington Monument | the tallest stone structure in the world |
| Jefferson Memorial | was built in honor of the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Licoln Memorial | built to honor a president who helped free African Americans from slavery |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | displays the names of all American military personnel who died in the Vietnam War |
| Lafayette Park | a public place right across from the White House |
| grid map | a set of crisscrossing lines that can help locate places |
| index | a list that tells you where to find information |
| mayor | the head of a city government |