Patriotic Songs
This guy went to town riding on a pony. He stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni.
Yankee Doodle (Dandy)
The number of British colonies that eventually became the United States
Thirteen
He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
He was the President of the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
The name for the first 10 amendments of the Constitution that guarantee our basic freedoms
The Bill of Rights
The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a powerful anthem written during which American war?
The Civil War
This is the first permanent English settlement in the Colonial America, founded in 1607.
Jamestown, Virginia
The date the Continental Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
He was President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
Jefferson Davis
This amendment guarantees American individuals "the right to keep & bear arms"
Second Amendment
He wrote the Star-Spangled Banner in 1814. It was officially adopted in 1931 as the American national anthem
Francis Scott Key
This is the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620
Mayflower
These are the three "inalienable rights" mentioned in the Declaration of Independence
Life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness
The Civil War officially ends on April 9, 1865, when this Confederate General Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant at this location
The Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia
These are the first three words of the Constitution
"We the people"
These are the last four words of the U.S. national anthem.
home of the brave
This was the largest city in the original colonies
Philadelphia
This is where the first shots fired of the American Revolution were fired (often called "the shot heard around the world)
Lexington & Concord, Massachusetts
These are the "three S's" that were the primary underlying issues that caused the Civil War
Slavery, Sectionalism & Secession
What fraction of states have to approve a proposed amendment to the Constitution for it to be officially ratified?
3/4
This patriotic song, based on a poem by Katharine Lee Bates, begins with the lyrics "O Beautiful For Spacious Skies"?
America the Beautiful
This island in North Carolina is known as the "Lost Colony" because its governor John White returned from a trip to England and found the settlement completely & mysteriously abandoned.
Roanoke
He became infamous for attempting to surrender the American fort at West Point to the British, making his name synonymous for "traitor"
Benedict Arnold
This was the deadliest one-day battle during the Civil War, September 17, 1862
Battle of Antietam
These are the two founding fathers (future U.S. presidents) who did NOT sign the Constitution because they were serving overseas as minister of the U.S. government
Thomas Jefferson & John Adams