THE REVOLUTION
The battle where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired.
Lexington and Concord
Principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
The document beginning with "We the People."
U.S. Constitution
The number of stripes on the U.S. flag.
13
This President was born on July 4, 1872.
Calvin Coolidge
British General who surrendered at Yorktown.
Charles Cornwallis
He signed the Declaration with the largest signature.
John Hancock
The first ten amendments collectively.
Bill of Rights
The national anthem was written during this war.
War of 1812
These two Presidents both died on July 4, 1826.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
The Hessian soldiers defeated by Washington after crossing the Delaware were stationed in this New Jersey town.
Trenton
Known as the "Father of the Constitution."
James Madison
The governing document replaced by the Constitution in 1789.
Articles of Confederation
The Liberty Bell cracked while hanging in this Pennsylvania city.
Philadelphia
This President died on July 4, 1831.
James Monroe
This Revolutionary War battle convinced France to openly support the American cause.
Saratoga
This Founding Father never became President but was America's first Secretary of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton
The series of essays written to encourage ratification of the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers
The eagle on the Great Seal holds these two symbolic objects.
Olive branch and arrows
Only one signer of the Declaration was also a signer of the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, and served as President.
John Adams
The winter encampment where Baron von Steuben trained the Continental Army.
Valley Forge
He attended the Constitutional Convention but did not sign the Constitution because he was serving as Minister to France.
Thomas Jefferson
This Virginia statesman refused to sign the Constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights.
George Mason
The Latin phrase on the Great Seal meaning "Out of many, one."
E Pluribus Unum
The oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin