Dates, Months, Holidays
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4
Who was the first President?
George Washington
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom of religion
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
How many amendments are there?
27
Name two U.S. national holidays.
Thanksgiving and Christmas (other answers)
Who wrote the Declaration of Indepedence?
Thomas Jefferson
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
What is an amendment?
A change / addition to the Constitution
In what month do we vote for President?
November
Who was the Father of Our Country?
George Washington
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
What is Freedom of Religion?
You can practice any religion or not practice a religion.
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Alexander Hamilton (other answers)
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes
What does the Constitution do?
Sets up the government
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
speech
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
He started the first free libraries. (other answers)
There were 13 original states. Name three.
New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire
The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens 18 and older can vote. (other answers)