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American Memorials & Monuments
Colonies
Famous People & Events
American Holidays
American Symbols
100
What US monument honors the first American president?
Washington Monument
100
What is a colony?
A place that is ruled by another country
100
Who was the first American president?
George Washington
100
Which American holiday honors George Washington and Abraham Lincoln?
Presidents' Day
100
What do the stars on the American flag symbolize?
50 US states
200
How was the statue of Abraham Lincoln originally designed to show him?
Standing
200
What country set up the colonies in America?
England
200
What is the name of the document that declared America's independence from England?
Declaration of Independence
200
Which American holiday celebrates the day American colonists declared their independence from England?
Independence Day
200
What do the 13 stripes on the American flag symbolize?
original 13 colonies
300
How do Abraham Lincoln's hands appear on the Lincoln Memorial?
one is closed-fisted and the others is open
300
What is the name for the people who began traveling across the ocean from Europe to make new homes in North America?
settlers
300
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
300
Which American holiday honors those who have given their lives for American freedom?
Memorial Day
300
What item is seen in New York at Ellis Island as a reminder of America's liberty (freedom)?
Statue of Liberty
400
Which document did Thomas Jefferson write?
Declaration of Independence and US Constitution
400
What did the colonists want for America?
independence
400
What is the name of the American document that established citizen's rules, freedoms, and rights?
US Constitution
400
Which American holiday honors American workers?
Labor Day
400
What supreme, American document symbolizes American freedom?
US Constitution
500
What surrounds the foundation of the Washington Monument?
50 American flags
500
How many colonies were there originally?
13
500
Who was England's king during the American Revolution?
King George III
500
Which American holiday celebrates the day the Founding Fathers signed the greatest American document?
Constitution Day
500
What bird symbolizes American freedom?
bald eagle