Historical dates
When is Independence day celebrated
July 4th
What are fireworks made from
Gunpowder and fire
Independence Day is a day to feel ———— or proud of your country
patriotic
How many stripes are on the American Flag and why?
13 stripes for the 13 colonies
Who did the United States claim independence from on the 4th of July
Britain
What year did we gain Independence
1776
True or False: There are five chemicals required to make a firecracker
True, this combination creates what is called a pyrotechnic star!
The United States was made up of 13 british ———-
How many stars are on the American Flag and why?
50 stars for the 50 States
Philadelphia officials rang the ——- bell to call people to a reading of the Declaration of Independence
liberty
Boston Massachusetts held the first Independence Day celebration in what year
1783
The craft of making and setting off fireworks is called
Pyrotechnics
Many people fly the American flag on Independence Day as a ———- of freedom and liberty
symbol
According to the United States Flag codes, the American Flag should never touch the ———
ground
Whose clothes are the same color as the American flag (He is a colonist)
Uncle Sam
In the late ——, several governors of states recommended celebrating the independence of the U.S
1700s
What are firework experts/ experts with explosives called
Pyrotechnicians
Some people dress up as ——- ,such as Uncle Sam, on Independence day
colonist
True or false: Some cities hold the American Flag and march in parades on the 4th of July
True, most cities do this actually
Some people spend the 4th of July playing or watching
Baseball
The government adopted the American Flag on June 14th, —- (what year)
1777
The unlit fireworks are often called what
shells
A popular place to visit is Mount ——- in South Dakota
Rushmore
True or false: There have Been 26 versions of the American Flag
False, there have actually been 27
A composer named ———- wrote the music for ”The Star Spangled Banner,” which is the national anthem of the United States
John Philis Sousa