Past, Present, and Future
The past
What is a place that is ruled by another country called?
colony
What is the right of the people to make their own choices?
Freedom
What is a feature that makes a location feel special? What are some examples?
landmark
Washington Monument, Golden Gate Bridge, Statue of Liberty...ex
Who is a person that has done something brave or important?
Hero
What is the study of things that happened in the past?
History
Who were the first people in North America?
Native Americans
What is the freedom of the people to choose their own government?
Independence
What do we call something people create to remember a person or event?
memorial
What is a story passed down through history?
Legend
The future
Who traveled from Europe to North America to make a new home?
The Settlers
What did the colonies send to England to say they wanted to be free?
Bonus: what was this war called?
The Declaration of Independence
American Revolution
What do we call the traditions and values passed on by the people who lived before us?
Heritage
What and when is Presidents day?
The 3rd Monday in February
Honors all the presidents who have served out country.
What do we call the time we live in right now?
The present
because it is a gift, lol
What were the first two colonies called?
Bonus: which one is in Virginia and which one is in Massachusetts?
Jamestown - Virginia
Plymouth - Massachusetts
Who helped write the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When and what is Independence day?
July 4th
celebrate the day we sent the Declaration of Independence
What and when is Memorial Day?
Last Monday of May
Honors the people who gave their lives for our country.
When things are different then when they are before, we call it what?
change
What did the settlers learn to do from the Native Americans?
Who warned the colonists that the British were coming?
Who is George Washington
An American Hero and our 1st President
What and when is Labor Day?
The first Monday in September
Honor all the people who work in our country