Early History
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100
The Sons of Liberty led this historic act of rebellion on December 16, 1773.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
100
This many Founding Fathers eventually became President of the United States.
What is four?
Namely, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.
The first president to live in the White House was John Adams.
100
This is the title of the American national anthem.
What is the The Star Spangled Banner, by Francis Scott Key?
100
According to the Declaration of Independence, people are endowed with these three unalienable rights.
What is Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
This phrase was spoken by a European philosopher, John Locke, who influenced the Founders.
100
This ship brought the Pilgrims to America.
What is the Mayflower?
200
This woman is credited for sewing the first American flag.
Who is Betsy Ross?
200
This Founding Father famously stated, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
200
The United States national motto - E pluribus unum - means this in English.
What is "Out of many, one"?
200
This was added to the U.S. Constitution to protect individual freedoms and limit government power.
What was the Bill of Rights?
200
Finish the verse: "Listen, my children, and you shall hear"
HINT: "One if by Land, Two if by Sea"
"Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere"
300
This city was the first official capital of the United States from January 11, 1785, to August 12, 1790.
What is New York City?
300
Benjamin Franklin used this pseudonym to write his famous letters.
Who is Silence Dogood?
300
This is the national mammal of the United States.
What is the American bison?
Representing "resilience and survival."
300
This is the first phrase of the Constitution's Preamble.
What is "We the People"?
300
First appearing during the War of 1812 (officially linked to September 7, 1813) wearing red, white and blue clothing, this character is viewed as a personification of the United States federal government.
Who is Uncle Sam?
400
Historians estimate that approximately this many African Americans fought as soldiers and sailors on the American (Patriot) side during the Revolutionary War.
What is (anything between 5,000 and 8,000)?
Notable Names:
Salem Poor: A free Black man who purchased his own freedom, Poor became a hero at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775). His exceptional bravery prompted 14 white officers to sign a formal petition to the Massachusetts General Court, declaring him a "brave and gallant soldier" who deserved recognition.
James Armistead Lafayette: An enslaved Virginian who became an incredibly effective double agent. Posing as an escaped slave, he infiltrated the camps of Benedict Arnold and Lord Cornwallis, feeding them false intelligence while sending critical British troop movements back to the Marquis de Lafayette, directly enabling the American victory at Yorktown.
Others to note: Peter Salem, Crispus Attucks, and Ned Hector.
400
This Founding Father James Madison is known as the "Father of" this.
What is the US Constitution?
400
The front of the national seal (heraldry seal, not marine mammal) displays this animal clutching both arrows and an olive branch.
What is the Bald eagle?
400
The United States governement was separated into these three branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches?
400
This country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States.
What is France?
500
The first official July 4th celebration in the United States took place here in 1783.
What is Salem, NC (Winston-Salem, NC)?
500
This Founding Father was famous for his large, bold signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
500
This loving flower was named the national flower of the United States in 1986.
What is the Rose?
Symbolizing "beauty and growth".
500
This is central purpose and goals of the Constitution--stated in its Preamble.
To "form a more perfect Union," establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty.
500
The United States represents a vast, complex "melting pot" that incorporates nearly this many ethnic groups.
What is 1,500 different race and ethnicity groups?
While some scholars have argued that ethnic differences "melted" into a "triple melting pot" of Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish religious traditions, modern perspectives, particularly toward 2026, focus more on the coexistence of this unparalleled multiculturalism of European, African, American Indian/Alaska Native tribes, Asian, Polynesian, Latin American, Italian, Irish, Chinese, and many others.