Famous Women in US History
This civil rights leader famously refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955.
Rosa Parks
True or False:
Abraham Linclon was 6 feet 4 inches tall, making him the tallest President in U.S. history.
True
The Declaration of Independence was officially adopted on this specific date in 1776, which we now celebrate every year.
The 4th of July
The original version of this song, written by Francis Scott Key, became our National Anthem in 1931.
The National Anthem
On Independence Day, Americans eat roughly 150 million of this grilled food, enough to stretch from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles more than five times.
Hot Dogs
She was the first female pilot to fly entirely alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
True or False:
Twenty vice presidents have gone on to become the president of the United States.
False; only 15 vice presidents have gone on to become the president of the United States.
The Declaration of Independence was written to declare that the 13 American colonies were free from the rule of this European country.
Great Britain (or England)
This large bell in Philadelphia was rung to announce the reading of the Declaration of Independence.
This giant, juicy pink fruit is a 4th of July picnic staple, and by law, it is officially classified as both a fruit and a vegetable in Oklahoma.
Watermelon
This woman is credited with sewing the first American Flag.
Betsy Ross
True or False:
The youngest-ever person to be elected president was President John F. Kennedy.
True; JFK was only 43 on Inauguration Day in 1961.
He has the largest and most famous signature on the document, which is why people today use his name to mean "your signature."
John Hancock
The American flag has 13 red and white stripes. What do they represent?
The 13 original colonies
This traditional July 4th dessert was actually brought to America by English colonists, but it became a symbol of national pride through the phrase "as American as..."
Apple Pie
This brave woman escaped slavery and returned south 19 times to guide over 300 enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
True or False:
George Washington had wooden dentures.
False; His dentures were actually made of materials like ivory, gold, and human teeth, but never wood!
The Declaration of Independence famously states that all people have the right to "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of" this feeling.
Happiness
Adopted in 1782, this majestic bird was chosen as the national symbol of the United States.
The Bald Eagle
Americans purchase around 700 million pounds of this popular barbecue meat, often cut into breasts, wings, or drumsticks, in the days leading up to the 4th of July.
Chicken
This attorney, author, and advocate made history in 2009 when she moved into the White House as the very first African American First Lady of the United States.
Michelle Obama
True or False:
John Quincy Adams kept a pet alligator in a bathtub at the White House
True; He was gifted the alligator by the Marquis de Lafayette and allegedly used it to scare visiting guests.
Today, the original, faded Declaration of Independence is kept safe and on public display in this U.S. city.
Washington, D.C.
This green statue was a gift from France and stands in New York Harbor.
The Statue of Liberty
This layered, red, white, and blue frozen treat on a stick is named after an explosive device because it looks like a firecracker.
Bomb Pop (or Rocket Pop)