History
Signed in Philadelphia, this historic document boldly declared that "all men are created equal" and officially cut ties with the British King.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
To make sure no single person (like a king) could ever take total control of America, the Constitution split the government into these three distinct branches.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches?
This real-life, top-ranking military medal is the highest honor an American soldier can receive for bravery.
What is the Medal of Honor?
Instead of trading chickens for milk like people did long ago, Americans use this official paper and coin currency system, backed by the U.S. government, to buy goods.
What is the American Dollar?
This famous group of European settlers sailed across the Atlantic on the Mayflower in 1620 specifically so they could practice their religion freely without being arrested by the King.
Who are the Pilgrims?
Before the military was even officially formed, these local, heavily outnumbered American farmers and colonial citizens stood their ground against the British army at Lexington and Concord.
Who are the Minutemen?
This is the collective name given to the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution, which protect your personal freedoms—like freedom of speech and religion—from the government.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This brave colonial silversmith hopped on his horse and rode through the dark night in 1775 to warn the minutemen that "the British are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
This is the word for a person who takes a big risk to start their own brand-new business, just like the inventors who pitch their ideas on the TV show Shark Tank.
What is an Entrepreneur?
During the dark days of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln officially made this autumn day a national holiday to encourage all Americans to pause and give thanks for their blessings.
What is Thanksgiving?
This legendary 2,000-pound symbol of American independence famously cracked the very first time it was rung in 1752, but it still stands today in Philadelphia.
What is the Liberty Bell?
If Congress passes a law that the President thinks is bad for the country, the President can use this special power to reject it and send it back.
What is a Veto?
Born into slavery, this legendary conductor of the Underground Railroad completely eluded slave catchers and proudly boasted, "I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger."
Who is Harriet Tubman?
If you want to buy a video game, you can choose Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo. This word describes how businesses try to make better products and lower prices to win over customers.
What is Competition?
In the Doctrine and Covenants (D&C 101:80), the Lord states that he "established" the U.S. Constitution by the hands of these specific, inspired historical figures.
Who are the Founding Fathers?
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States overnight by purchasing 828,000 square miles of land from France for just $15 million.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Made up of nine Justices who serve for life, this is the highest court in the United States, responsible for deciding if laws follow the Constitution.
What is the Supreme Court?
In 2009, an American pilot named Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lost both engine powers on his airplane and bravely landed the jet safely right in the middle of this freezing New York river, saving all 155 people.
What is the Hudson River?
In the early 1900s, an American businessman named Henry Ford revolutionized the economy by using this moving factory method to build cars incredibly fast and cheap.
What is the Assembly Line?
This specific Article of Faith states that we claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege.
What is the 11th Article of Faith?
During the War of 1812, an American lawyer named Francis Scott Key watched a British bombardment from a ship and was so inspired to see the U.S. flag still flying through the chaos that he wrote this poem.
What is "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
This four-page document, written in 1787, is the "Supreme Law of the Land" and serves as the ultimate backbone for how the entire American government is run.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
In 1970, the crew of this famous American spaceship suffered a massive explosion on their way to the moon, but used teamwork and extreme grit to survive in a freezing capsule and make it back to Earth.
What is Apollo 13?
If you invent a totally new gadget, the American government gives you this official legal document so that nobody else is allowed to steal or copy your idea.
What is a Patent?
After a governor illegally ordered them to leave this state in 1838, thousands of Saints bravely marched through the freezing winter to find safety in the neighboring state of Illinois.
What is Missouri?