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This is one of the world's 7 major land areas
A continent
How many colonies were there?
13
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the 3rd president of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
A place ruled by another country is called a ___.
colony
Who is called the Father of the Country?
George Washington
What is history?
The study of things that happened in the past.
This was the first permanent settlement in America.
Jamestown
___helped write the Declaration of Independence and was the 2nd president of the United States.
John Adams
An act in which an old government is removed by force and a new government is put in its place.
Revolution
What is the money called that is collected from people for things the government does.
A tax
_____are rules made up by the government.
Laws
Life was easy for the early settlers-True or False?
False
This person organized the Boston Tea Party to protest the tax on tea.
Sam Adams
Who ruled the colonies before the Revolutionary War?
England
What is America's national bird?
The bald eagle
People who make a home in a new place are called...
Settlers
The feast that the Pligrims had to celebrate their friendship witht he American Indians was called___.
Thanksgiving
I joined the Revolutionary War when I was 13 and later became the 7th president of the United States.
Andrew Jackson
How long did the Revolutionary War last?
8 years
This holiday honor's all the presidents who have served the United States and is celebrated on the 3rd Monday in February.
Presidents' Day
This is the freedom people have to choose their own government.
Independence
What was the name of the place the Pilgrims landed?
Plymouth Rock
I dressed as a man so that I could fight in the Revolutionary War.
Deborah Sampson
What was signed on July 4, 1776?
The Declaration of Independence
Whose name is written big, bold, and right in the middle of the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock