Bill of Rights
How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10.
When did the United States declare independence?
July 4, 1776.
In what American city did a famous “tea party” occur?
Boston.
Who got arrested in Montgomery, Alabama?
Rosa Parks.
What year did the Civil War start?
1861.
How many Amendments total have been ratified?
27.
Who said “the British are coming”?
Paul Revere.
Which of these states was in the 13 colonies? Florida, Maine, Pennsylvania, Illinois.
Pennsylvania.
What country attacked Pearl Harbor?
Japan.
What were the two sides of the Civil War called?
The Union (the north) and the Confederacy (the south).
What is the First Amendment?
It guarantees five key freedoms: religion, speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock.
What was the name of the first permanent American settlement, in present-day Virginia?
Jamestown.
What does suffrage mean?
The right to vote.
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln.
Which Amendment was repealed by another Amendment?
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.
What were the first battles of the American Revolution?
Who invented the lightning rod, bifocals, and the glass harmonica?
Benjamin Franklin.
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin D Roosevelt.
What was the reason the war was being fought?
Slavery.
How many Amendments remain unratified?
6.
What pamphlet did Thomas Paine author?
Common Sense.
Which state was founded by the Quakers?
Pennsylvania.
Which president resigned because of the Watergate scandal?
Richard Nixon.
What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's famous address?
The Gettysburg Address.