U.S. Documents
This document declared the American colonies independent from Great Britain in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence
This is the largest state in the United States by land area.
What is Alaska?
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment
What is the Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
I wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This city was the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
This document created the first national government of the United States, but established a very weak national government.
What are the Articles of Confederation
This mountain range stretches along much of the eastern United States.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
The president rejects a bill passed by Congress, this is called a
veto
I am known as the "Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison
This holiday commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
What is Independence Day?
This document begins with the words “We the People” and establishes the structure and powers of the U.S. government.
What is the U.S. Constitution
This river is the primary river of the central United States and flows south into the Gulf of AMERICA
What is the Mississippi River?
What stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful?
What are checks and balances
I am our current Vice President
J.D. Vance
This state was the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents, more than any other state.
What is Virginia?
This document, written by James Madison, contains the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the location of the capital of the United States
What is Washington D.C.
Why do some states have more representatives than other states?
What is population?
I was the second elected President of the United States
who is John Adams
This president was the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Signed by King John of England in 1215, this document established the principle that the ruler was also subject to the law and influenced later ideas about limited government.
What is the Magna Carta
This is the capital of your state
What is Richmond VA
How long is a senator elected to serve for?
6 years
I am widely known for being the "Father of America"
Who is George Washington
This event in 1773 involved colonists protesting British taxation by throwing tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?