Famous Dead People
I was a General in the Revolutionary War and the First President of the United States of America.
George Washington
How many original colonies were there?
Thirteen.
What is the first word in the Constitution?
We.
Drawing Question
At 555 feet tall, this monument is the tallest building in our Nation’s capital and was built to commemorate the first President of the United States.
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the United States.
The Mayflower.
I traveled on horse from Boston to Lexington warning others the British are coming!
Paul Revere
Drawing question!
Draw the flag of the country that originally ruled the 13 original colonies?
Who was the first person to sign the Constitution and has the largest signature?
John Hancock.
What was the first settled colony in the United States?
Jamestown.
Which country were the Pilgrims leaving?
England.
I am credited with making the first American flag in 1776.
Betsy Ross
Which colony was founded first?
Virginia.
What year was the Constitution signed?
1787.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this US city.
Philadelphia.
Where did the Pilgrims first settle?
Plymouth Rock.
I was the third President of the United States and I am credited with writing the Declaration of Independence. You can see what I look like on the nickel.
Thomas Jefferson
What year did the Colonies gain their independence from England?
1776.
What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights.
This city is home to the most famous tea party.
Boston.
Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
Religious Freedom.
I am the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. You can see my face on the ten dollar bill. There has been a hit musical written about my life.
Alexander Hamilton.
Name 3 of the original 13 colonies.
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island.
Recite the Preamble.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
The British surrendered at this Virginian battlefield.
Yorktown.
How many days were the Pilgrims at sea?
66.