Founding Documents
This is the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted (day, month & year!)
July 4, 1776
George Washington
First President, Commander of Continental Army during Revolutionary War, etc...
Native Americans / American Indians
This document was the first U.S. attempt at a constitution.
The Articles of Confederation
The phrase, "...life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..." is contained within this document.
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd President
This group was enslaved and brought to America against their will.
Africans
Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, etc...
Name one significant event from the American Revolutionary War.
Lexington & Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Washington Heights, Valley Forge, Crossing the Delaware, etc...
Benjamin Franklin
Diplomat, Inventor, signer of the Declaration of Independence
Name 5 of the original 13 colonies.
NH, MA, CT, RI, NY, PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA
The idea that our government and elected officials are constrained by the same laws as its citizens is called...
The Rule of Law
This is a reason why the colonists decided to declare independence.
Taxation without representation, Self-Governance
James Madison
Father of the Constitution, 4th President
This was the significance of the Federalist Papers
Influencing the US Constitution
This is the current supreme law of the land in the US.
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
First Treasury Secretary, author of Federalist Papers
He was a writer of the Federalist Papers.
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay