Founding Fathers
______________________ was the "Father of Our Country."
George Washington
The colonists came to America for...
freedom.
The ________________ ended slavery.
Civil War
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on...
Washington, D.C. is the.....
capital of the United States.
____________________ was a U.S. diplomat.
Benjamin Franklin
______________________ lived in America before the Europeans arrived.
American Indians (or Native Americans)
______________________ were taken and sold as slaves.
Africans (or People from Africa)
"We the People" means...
self-government.
The Statue of Liberty is in...
New York City.
______________________ wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
The Americans declared independence from Britain because...
of high taxes.
The Emancipation Proclamation...
freed the slaves.
The ________________________ said the American colonies were free from Britain.
Declaration of Independence
The flag has 50 stars because...
there are 50 states.
___________________________ was one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.
Alexander Hamilton
The Americans fought in the ________________________________ to win independence from Britain.
American Revolution
Sherman's March.
The U.S. Constitution was influenced by...
the Declaration of Independence.
Independence Day is...
_________________________ was the "Father of the Constitution."
James Madison
One important event in the American Revolution was...
the Battle of Bunker Hill.
All men got the right to vote in _______ (year).
1870
Two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are...
equality and liberty.
"E Pluribus Unum" means...
out of many, one.