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100
He was the second president of the United States.
Who was John Adams?
100
These ARTICLES (HINT) were first drafted in 1776, after the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
They were accepted by all 13 states by 1781.
In 1789 they were replaced by the Constitution that we have today.
They were accepted by all 13 states by 1781.
In 1789 they were replaced by the Constitution that we have today.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
This list of the first 13 states is often called by this name.
Virginia
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maryland
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
North Carolina
South Carolina
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Virginia
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maryland
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
North Carolina
South Carolina
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Georgia
What are The Original Thirteen Colonies?
100
Our national anthem's TITLE is also another name for our flag.
What is The Star Spangled Banner?
100
The King who Ben Franklin asked for military help.
Who is the King of France, King Louis XVI?
200
He led the Colonial army in the Revolutionary War.
Who was George Washington?
200
85 Documents (papers) to "sell" the Constitution
They were put in newspapers and posted to promote the Constitution. They gave reasons why the states needed the Constitution for a strong Federal government.
What are the Federalist Papers?
200
This is the colony with Ben Franklin, Independence Hall, Betsy Ross and the Liberty Bell.
The Declaration of Independence was written here and the Constitutional Convention was here.
What is Pennsylvania?
200
He wrote the lyrics of Star Spangled Banner during the war of 1812 against the British. He was a lawyer and a poet. The battle was near Baltimore Harbor, in the State of Maryland.
Who is Francis Key?
200
He was Vice President for John Adams and then he was the third president. He was on the Committee of Five and he wrote (drafted) the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
He was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
300
This document was written in 1776 (before the War of Independence), in Philadelphia, by the "Committee of Five".
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
This original colony is now home to the city with the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations.
What is New York?
300
What are the colors of the American flag?
What are red white and blue?
300
He was a member of the Committee of Five. He was an inventor, a scientist, a writer, America's first postmaster, and Ambassador to France. His face can also be found on the one hundred dollar bill.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
He was the third president and you can see him on the nickel.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
400
This is another name for The Supreme Law of the Land.
What is the Constitution?
400
This colony was the first to ratify the Constitution. It is sometimes called The First State.
It is the state that gave us Vice President Joe Biden.
What is Delaware?
400
This was made by Betsy Ross in Philadelphia near Independence Hall.
What is the first American Flag?
400
This document defines (tells) what the government does.
What is The Constitution of the United States?
500
The colonies wanted freedom from this man.
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Who was King George, III of England?
500
This is another name for first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is The Bill of Rights?
500
This colony had the first permanent settlement in America, named Jamestown.
It also had the last battle of the War of Independence at Yorktown in 1781.
What is Virginia?
500
Each of the 13 stripes stands for something.
What are the first 13 colonies?
(Count them. There are 13 stripes, one for each colony.)
(Count them. There are 13 stripes, one for each colony.)
500
We announced our freedom from England with this document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?