Key Events
Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
What is Philadelphia?
He led the Continental Army in the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
This document was signed on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This is the most consumed food on the 4th of July.
What are hot dogs?
U.S. dollar bills have presidents on them. This bill does not. Which bill and who is on it?
Benjamin Franklin, who was not a president, appears on the $100 bill
Colonists dumped tea into the harbor during this 1773 protest.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
His diplomacy with France helped secure support for the Revolution.
A-Bill Clinton B-Andrew Jackson C-Benjamin Franklin
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
These amendments were added to the Constitution in 1791.
A-Monroe Doctrine B-Bill of Rights C-Obamacare
What is the Bill of Rights?
The Revolution introduced this hit‑and‑run fighting style.
A-Rope a Dope B-Standard line formation C-Guerrilla warfare
C-What is guerrilla warfare?
During the Revolutionary War, what killed more soldiers:
A-Disease B-Combat C-Spoiled Food
What is Disease (Mostly smallpox)
Every Independence Day the liberty bell is rung how many times.
What is 13?
He attempted to betray the Americans by surrendering West Point.
A-Judas B-George Patton C-Benedict Arnold
C-Who is Benedict Arnold?
The Amendment that protects the right of citizens to keep and bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The signal "one if by land, two if by sea" was received by this colonist.
Who is Paul Revere?
Finish this sentence: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.....
and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
This early battle proved colonists could stand up to British troops.
A-Bunker Hill B-Waterloo C-The Alamo
A-What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
He famously signed the Declaration of Independence in large handwriting.
Who is John Hancock?
This Amendment protects five basic freedoms: speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
The Revolutionary War lasted this many years.
A-28 years B-100 years C-8 years
What is 8 years - 1775 to 1783
This person is recognized as sewing the first American Flag.
Who is Betsy Ross?
DAILY DOUBLE #1 This country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States.
Who are the French? On the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
DAILY DOUBLE #2 This naval commander famously declared, “I have not yet begun to fight!”
A-John Paul Jones B-Ru Paul C-F. Scott Fitzgerald
A-Who is John Paul Jones?
One prominent reason for creating the Declaration of Independence.
A-Didn't like Tea B-Potato Famine C-Taxation without representation
C-What is Taxation without representation?
The American Revolution was fought against Great Britain, and its army was called this.
What are Redcoats
What song starts with: Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light
What is the Star Spangled Banner