The First Thanksgiving
The American Revolution
Pennsylvania History
The Constitution
The American Flag
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What Country did the pilgrims come from?
England
100
King George needed money to pay for what war?
The French and Indian War
100
Who Founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
100
In what city was the Constitution signed?
Philadelphia
100
How many stars and stripes are on the current American flag?
50 stars and 13 stripes
200
Why did the pilgrims want to leave England?
They wanted religious freedom.
200
What did King George do to the colonists so that he could get money?
He taxed them
200
What does the word Pennsylvania mean?
Penn's Woods
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True or False: The United states constitution was written in 1787.
True
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Who is said to have made the first American flag?
Betsy Ross
300
What Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims learn to survive?
The Wampanoag tribe
300
A _______ is when a government is taken over by force and replaced with a new one.
Revolution
300
What is the Capitol of Pennsylvania?
Harrisburg
300
What is a constitution?
A set of written laws.
300
What do the symbols of the stars and stripes stand for on the American flag?
Stars= Fifty states Stripes= Thirteen original colonies
400
What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on?
The Mayflower
400
What act forced Colonists to pay extra money on paper items?
The Stamp Act
400
Name three of PA's major rivers?
The Delaware river, the Susquehanna river, the Monongahela river, the Juniata river
400
What are the 27 changes that have been made to the Constitution called?
The Amendments
400
What do the three colors on the American flag stand for?
Red= Valor, blood Blue= Justice White= purity
500
What colony was the first Thanksgiving celebrated in?
Massachusetts
500
Describe the events of the Boston Tea Party.
There was a tax placed on tea and the colonists were refusing to pay this. They climbed on the boats and threw all the tea into the Boston harbor.
500
What is the PA state bird?
Roughed Grouse
500
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments to the constitution.
500
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
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