United States
Vocabulary
Before the Revolutionary War
Declaring Independence
Important fellas
100

Is a mouse a symbol of our country, the united states?

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But an eagle, bell, and American flag are.

100

People who work quietly so that people who are watching them won't see them

spies

100

How many colonies were in North America?

13 colonies

100

What document is this the beginning of? "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal"

The Declaration of Independence

100

Who left Monticello to become president of united states?

Thomas Jefferson

200

What do we call leader of the United States?

the president

200

Another word for fairness

Justice

200

Who sang "if one by land two by sea" the British or the patriots?

The patriots

200

Who wrote the declaration of independence?

Thomas Jefferson

200

Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army?

George Washington

300

The capital of the United States

Washington DC

300

What are goods?

Things people buy sell or trade.

300

What does the fourth of July celebrate?

the signing of the Decleration of Independence.

300

Who invented the bifocal glasses, the rocking chair and the lightning rod?

Benjamin Franklin

300

Who were the founding fathers of America

Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington

400

The people we send to speak for us in the government.

Representatives

400

What are volunteers?

People who do work for free.

400

What happened at the Boston Tea party?

*answers vary*

400

Who was Washington DC the capital of the united states named after?

George washington

400

Who lived at Mount Vernon

George and Martha Washingotn

500

Group of people who make decisions and laws for larger group of people.

Government

500

Were all people treated equally in the early United States?

No!!!! Women, Native Americans, and enslaved people did not have the same rights as white men at the time.

500

What was the shot heard round the world?

The BEGINNING of the American revolution

500

Who wrote Poor Richards almanac?

Benjamin Franklin

500

Why did we make the Declaration of Independence?

To declare independence from Britain