Revolution
The enemy the Americans fought in the Revolutionary War
Who are the British?
The number of stars on the flag?
What is 50 stars?
Our first president
Who is George Washington?
Explain a little bit about the founding fathers' mission
Something about freedom and wanting to not be part of the British anymore
Our national bird
What is a bald eagle?
A famous incident that happened with tea
What is the Boston Tea Party?
True or false?
The American flag is the only country to have the color combination of Red, White, and Blue.
False. Some other countries are Serbia, France, the UK, etc.
The Statue of Liberty is in the state
What is New York?
True or False
Thomas Jefferson was a slave owner
True
The man who accidentally discovered America.
Bonus Points: Which country was he trying to sail to?
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Bonus: Indies
True or False:
George Washington was a general in the Revolutionary War.
True
The 13 stripes on the flag represent
What are the 13 original colonies?
Who is John Hancock?
Thomas Jefferson is famous for
What is writing the Declaration of Independence?
Name two songs from the play 'Hamilton'
Some options: Alexander Hamilton, My Shot, Aaron Burr, Sir, Wait For It, Satisfied, Helpless, etc
Name a reason why the American went to war against the British
Freedom, freedom of religion, too many taxes, etc
True or false
The flag has always had 50 stars
False, the stars were added as states were added to the nation.
Country that gave us the Statue of Liberty
What is France?
Name 2 out of the 7 founding fathers
Answers: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Jay
The name of the national anthem
What is the Star-Spangled Banner?
The King of Britain during the Revolutionary War
Who is King George III?
The woman who sewed the first flag
Who is Betsy Ross?
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is 1776?
Name something Ben Franklin is famous for besides being one of the founding fathers
He made some discoveries about electricity. He invented the lightning rod and bifocals.
True or false:
The national anthem was written after the Revolutionary War.
True.
It was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 which was also fought against the British.