Founding Facts
This document declared America's independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The war for American independence was fought against this country.
What is Great Britain?
America's 20th president.
Who is James A. Garfield
America's national bird.
What is the Bald Eagle?
The first capital of the United States under the Constitution.
What is New York City?
This city hosted the Continental Congress and is where the Declaration was signed.
What is Philadelphia?
The commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
He preserved the Union during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This famous bell cracked but became a symbol of liberty.
What is the Liberty Bell?
The first state to ratify the Constitution.
What is Delaware?
The number of original colonies that became the United States.
What is 13?
The first battles of the Revolutionary War took place here in April 1775.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This monument was a gift from France in 1886.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
The first national park in the United States.
What is Yellowstone National Park?
This little-known committee drafted much of the Declaration before Thomas Jefferson prepared the final version.
What was the Committee of Five?
This 1777 victory convinced France to support the American cause.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
He was the youngest elected U.S. president.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The olive branch and bundle of arrows held by the bald eagle on the Great Seal symbolize these two contrasting national priorities.
What are peace and war (or peace and defense)?
The first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who was Sandra Day O'Connor?
Before serving as the nation's first president, George Washington commanded colonial forces during this earlier conflict.
What was the French and Indian War?
This 1781 battle effectively ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This president served more than two terms.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Congress officially adopted this national motto in 1956, replacing "E Pluribus Unum" as the country's official motto.
What is "In God We Trust"?
This astronaut became the first American to orbit Earth.
Who was John Glenn?