Vocabulary
Who is the group of people who make decisions and laws for a larger people?
Government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Betsy Ross
I left Monticello to become the third president of the United States.
I am Thomas Jefferson!
This symbol is an object that was moved from Great Britain to Philadelphia and was rung to get people to meetings.
The Liberty Bell
What do we call people that we send to speak for us in the government?
Representatives
Name the event where the Colonists threw tea off the ship because the British were taxing their tea?
The Boston Tea Party
Who was Washington, DC named after?
George Washington
I just wanted to spend time at Mount Vernon with my wife.
I am George Washington!
This symbol is a predator that is only found in North America.
What do we call people who work quietly so the people they are watching don't see them?
Spies
Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July?
To celebrate becoming a new nation
Who were the groups of people who were not given the same freedoms as everyone else?
Native Americans, Enslaved Africans, and Women
I wrote the Declaration of Independence. It took me 17 days!
I am Thomas Jefferson!
This symbol was made by Betsy Ross and the first version had 13 stars.
The American Flag
What is another word for "justice?"
Fairness
Was "the shot heard around the world" the end or the beginning of The Revolutionary War?
The beginning of The Revolutionary War
Who was the commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
I wrote wise sayings in my Almanac.
I am Benjamin Franklin!
Why were there 13 stars on the first American Flag?
To represent the 13 colonies.
Who are the people that choose to do something for someone else?
Volunteers
The Colonists
Who invented the bifocals, the rocking chair, and the lightning rod?
Benjamin Franklin
We were Patriots and Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence!
We are Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
How many stars are there on the flag now? What do they represent?