American History
Although the Revolutionary War began in April 1775, Congress adopted this document a year later and formalized the purpose of the war.
What is the Declaration of Independence
The Constitution was written in this city.
What is Philadelphia
The current U.S. flag contains this many stars and this many stripes.
What are 50 stars and 13 stripes
This river forms the longest border between two U.S. states, separating Iowa and Illinois for much of its length.
What is the Mississippi River
This U.S. national park, established in 1872, was the world's first national park.
What is Yellowstone National Park
This king ruled Great Britian during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III
This Branch of Government interprets Laws.
What is the Judicial Branch
This patriotic song was written after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry.
What is "The Star-Spangled Banner"
This state is the only one that borders just one other U.S. state.
What is Maine
This mountain range stretches over 1,500 miles from Alabama into Canada and is older than the Rocky Mountains.
What are the Appalachian Mountains
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights
Before becoming the national bird, this bird was famously criticized by Benjamin Franklin in favor of the turkey.
What is the Bald Eagle
These four states meet at a single point known as the Four Corners.
What are Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah
The motto E Pluribus Unum translates to this phrase.
What is "Out of many, one"?
This country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the US in 1886.
Who is France
This amendment to the US Constitution guarantees freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment
Dwight E. Eisenhower made the national motto this in 1956.
What is "In God We Trust"
This state contains the highest point in the United States, Denali, formerly known as Mount McKinley.
What is Alaska
The first ten amendments to the Constitution were ratified in this year.
What is 1791
The Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War in this year.
What is 1783.
This principle allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two.
What are Checks and Balances / Separation of Power
The pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that inspired many colonists to support independence.
What is Common Sense
This state was an independent republic for nearly a decade before joining the United States in 1845.
What is Texas
The only president unanimously elected by the Electoral College—twice.
Who was George Washington