Name the Song
Who Said It?
100

Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight. O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. 

The Star-Spangled Banner

100

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."

John F. Kennedy (35th President). The quote is from President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, which was delivered on January 20th, 1961. 

200

America! America! God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood. From sea to shining sea. 

America the Beautiful

200

"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all mean are created equal."

Abraham Lincoln (16th president). This is the first line of the Gettysburg Address, which Lincoln gave on November 19th, 1863. Lincoln was referring to the year 1776 when he used the words "four score and seven years ago". 

300

Land where my fathers died! Land of the Pilgrims' pride! From ev'ry mountain side, Let freedom ring! 

America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)

300

"Give me liberty or give me death."

Patrick Henry (attorney, political orator). Henry made this statement in a speech to the Virginia Convention in 1775, urging his fellow colonists to take up arms against the British government in the fight for independence. 

400

You're the emblem of The land I love. The home of the free and the brave!

You're a Grand Old Flag

400

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Thomas Jefferson (third president of the United States). This quote is from the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. 

500

From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans white with foam. 

God Bless America

500

"I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit."

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (26th president). The quote reflects Roosevelt's belief in individual liberty and equality, which are fundamental principles of the American political system. Roosevelt believed that every person is entitled to equal rights and opportunities, regardless of their social status or background. The quote also highlights his belief in the importance of individual merit and character.