Founding the United States
Why did people in the thirteen colonies want independence from the King of England?
a. They wanted to make their own laws
b. They wanted to pay high taxes
c. They wanted to control England
a. They wanted to make their own laws
Which TWO are listed in the Bill of Rights?
a. Freedom of speech
b. Right to vote
c. Freedom of religion
a. Freedom of speech
b. Freedom of religion
Which is a symbol of the United States?
a. The bald eagle
b. The Chicago flag
c. The bean
a. The bald eagle
What monument in Washington D.C. is this?
a. The Lincoln Memorial
b. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
c. The MLK Jr. Memorial
What do we celebrate on the 4th of July?
a. The veterans who have fought for our country
b. The day leaders signed the Declaration of Independence
c. The end of slavery for African American people
b. The day leaders signed the Declaration of Independence
How did the American people win their freedom from England?
a. They asked nicely
b. They voted
c. They went to war with England
c. They went to war with England
What is the United States Constitution?
a. A set of rules that explains how the government works
b. The first draft of the Declaration of Independence
c. The laws England used to control the colonies
a. A set of rules that explains how the government works
What do the 13 stripes on the American flag represent?
a. The 13 states
b. The 13 colonies
c. The 13 leaders
b. The 13 colonies
What monument in Washington D.C. is this?
a. The Washington Monument
b. The Jefferson Memorial
c. The Statue of Liberty
a. The Washington Monument
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a. 1776
b. 1920
c. 1874
a. 1776
What is the Declaration of Independence?
a. A list of the colonists’ complaints about England
b. A document that said people should get to choose their leaders and help make decisions
c. A treaty with the Native Americans
What branch of government is responsible for making laws?
a. Executive; the President
b. Judicial; the Supreme Court
c. Legislative; Congress
c. Congress
What is this symbol of Chicago called?
a. The Illinois state flag
b. The Bean
c. Jefferson Memorial
b. The Bean
What Monument in Washington D.C. is this?
a. Mount Rushmore
b. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
c. The Jefferson Memorial
c. The Jefferson Memorial
Who is this important person?
a. Barack Obama
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. George Washington
c. George Washington
Who had the most amount of rights under the Declaration of Independence?
a. White men
b. Native Americans
c. Black people
a. White men
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a. 19th amendment
b. 11th amendment
c. 27th amendment
a. 19th amendment
What is the Illinois state bird?
a. Northern cardinal
b. Bald eagle
c. The blue bird
a. Northern cardinal
What is this monument called?
a. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
b. Mount Rushmore
c. The Washington Monument
b. Mount Rushmore
What do we honor on Indigenous People's Day?
a. The Native American people killed by the government
b. The colonists' fight for freedom
c. The King of England
a. The Native American people killed by the government
Who was the first president of the United States of America?
a. George Washington
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Theodore Roosevelt
a. George Washington
How many amendments are in the Constitution?
a. 7
b. 15
c. 27
c. 27
What is this symbol of the United States called?
a. The Lincoln Memorial
b. The Capitol Building
c. The Statue of Liberty
c. The Statue of Liberty
Which president is NOT on Mount Rushmore?
a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. Andrew Jackson
c. Andrew Jackson
What do we celebrate on Juneteenth?
a. The day slavery ended for African American people
b. The day America was founded
c. The first presidential election
a. The day slavery ended for African American people