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The First Thanksgiving
The American Revolution
Pennsylvania History
The Constitution
The American Flag
100
What Country did the pilgrims come from?
England
100
King George needed money to pay for what war?
The French and Indian War
100
William Penn
Who Founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
100
In what city was the Constitution signed?
Philadelphia
100
How many stars and stripes are on the current American flag?
50 stars and 13 stripes
200
Why did the pilgrims want to leave England?
They wanted religious freedom.
200
What did he do to the colonists so that he could get money?
He taxed them
200
Penn's Woods
What does the word Pennsylvania mean?
200
True or False: The United states constitution was written in 1787.
True
200
Who is said to have made the first American flag?
Betsy Ross
300
What Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims learn to survive?
The Wampanoag tribe
300
A _______ is when a government is taken over by force and replaced with a new one.
Revolution
300
Harrisburg
What is the Capitol of Pennsylvania?
300
What is a constitution?
A set of written laws.
300
Who designed the current American Flag?
Robert G. Heft
400
Name three foods that were present at the First Thanksgiving.
Turkey, fish, clams, lobster, corn, biscuits, bread, peas, barley, wheat, and more
400
In what event did the Colonists have to pay extra money on paper items?
The Stamp Act
400
True or False: Enslaved house slaves had all the freedoms of colonists, they just had to work in the colonists’ houses.
False
400
What are the 27 changes that have been made to the Constitution called?
The Amendments
400
What do the three colors on the American flag stand for?
Red= Valor, blood Blue= Justice White= purity
500
What date did Thanksgiving become a holiday?
November 16, 1836
500
Describe the events of the Boston Tea Party.
There was a tax placed on tea and the colonists were refusing to pay this. They climbed on the boats and threw all the tea into the Boston harbor.
500
On the social class system in the 13 colonies, what class was between Enslaved House Servants and Farmers?
Free Blacks
500
How many branches of government are there?
Three
500
What do the symbols of the stars and stripes stand for on the American flag?
Stars= fifty states, stripes= thirteen original colonies