13 Original States
Fighting for Liberty
American Identities
Vocabulary
Maps!
Random Trivia
100
The biggest city in the state of Massachusetts; home to a famous massacre and a famous Tea Party.
Boston!
100
Why do we celebrate American Independence on the 4th of July?
That's when the DOI was published.
100
The vast majority of Americans had this job during the Revolutionary period.
Farmers!
100
Fighting back, often violently, against a government or other group who is oppressing you.
Rebellion
100
What country is this?
Canada
100
What is 2x5+6+12-2?
26
200
This state was home to the Stono Rebellion.
South Carolina
200
True or False: The Declaration of Independence created the rules for a new government in the United States.
False -- it only declared our independence from Britain.
200
This group of Americans was promised freedom by the British, and so fought for them rather than Americans.
Enslaved people
200
A complaint; there were many of these in the Declaration of Independence
A grievance
200
What country is shown in light purple?
Brazil
200
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Bonus: What is the largest country in the solar system?
Mercury
Bonus: Brazil
300
This state was and is home to the Quakers.
Pennsylvania
300
True or False: Europeans believed that property should be shared by everyone, and Native Americans believed in individual property ownership.
False -- other way around.
300
This group of Americans was promised land by the British, so fought for them.
Native Americans
300
When a group of people form an organization / work together to achieve their goals.
Alliance
300
What country is shown in orange?
China
300
What country does this flag belong to?
400
This state had the nation's largest city; it is still the largest city today.
New York
400
This American spoke about why enslaved people and African Americans in general could not celebrate the 4th of July.
Frederick Douglass
400
The leaders of the American revolution were mainly part of what group in American society?
Rich, white, male land owners.
400
Saying one thing but then doing the opposite.
Hypocrisy
400
What country is shown in orange?
France
400
This country is closest in the world to the South Pole; the farthest South country in the world.
Chile
500
Which of the following was not an original U.S. state? Pick two.
Maine, New Hampshire, Illinois, Florida, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina
Maine (part of Massachusetts), Illinois, and Florida
500
This country had a revolution about 20 years after the American Revolution, and was the first country to end slavery.
Haiti!
500
What percentage of Americans were in favor of the Revolution when it began?
About 30%.
500
A government without a king, where "The People" are in charge.
A republic
500
What country is shown in dark green?
New Zealand
500
In the equation E = MC2, what does C stand for?
C = the speed of light / "universal constant"
Energy = the mass (weight) of an object x the speed of light x the speed of light