7. Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July? It is a national holiday to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 8. Who was Betsy Ross? What was she asked to do? Betsy Ross was a skilled seamstress whom legend says was asked to sew the first American Flag! 9. Who were the Minutemen? Who were the Redcoats? Minutemen – were Patriots who had to be ready in a minute. Redcoats -the English, who were much more skilled, had fancy weapons, and uniforms. 10. What was the “shot heard round the world”? Was this the beginning or the end of the fight between the Minutemen and the Redcoats? It was the first shot that was fired between the Minutemen and the Redcoats and was the beginning of the Revolutionary War. 11. What are the beginning words to the Declaration of Independence? “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” 12. What is our nation’s capital? Who was it named after? Washington D.C- named after George Washington. 13. Native Americans, African Americans and women were not given the same freedoms that colonial men enjoyed in colonial America- True or False? True 14. The original thirteen colonies became the first ___ of the United States of America? 13 states Famous Americans & Symbols George Washington He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army that defeated the English army at Yorktown, winning the war for the Americans.
loved spending time at Mount Vernon with his wife, Martha first president of the United States was a patriot and one of the founding fathers that signed the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of Independence Monticello was the name of his home in Virginia third president of the United States was a patriot and one of the founding fathers that signed the Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin invented bifocal glasses, the rocking chair, and the lightning rod wrote wise sayings and included them in his famous book called, Poor Richard’s Almanack American Flag
50 stars-50 states 13 stripes- 13 colonies
Liberty Bell
May have been rung at the 1st reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
Bald Eagle
symbol of long life, strength & freedom
Domain Study Guide: A New Nation Vocabulary 1. Government: The group of people who makes decisions and laws for a larger group of people. 2. Goods: things that can be traded bought or sold 3. Representatives: People chosen to speak on behalf of a larger group. 4. Spies: People who secretly keep watch on other people to find out information about what’s happening. 5. Volunteers: people who do something without being paid or told to do it. 6. Declaration of Independence: A document that explained why the thirteen American colonies no longer wanted to be controlled by Great Britain 7. The Stars and Stripes: The flag of the United States of America 8. Capital: A city that serves as the center of government for a state or country 9. President: The person in charge of a country, a company or an organization 10. Justice: Fairness, especially in the way people are treated 11. Defeat: to beat someone in a game or battle 12. Struggled: Found it difficult and had to work really hard to do something 13. Independent: Not controlled by any person, country, or thing 14. Symbols: Images or objects that represent something else 15. Bald Eagle: The national bird of the United States 16. Freedoms: Personal liberties or rights to determine personal action. 17. United: combined into one 18. Wise: Showing good sense of judgment, often based on experience 19. Invention: an object that someone has created 20. Anniversary: A date that is observed every year, such as a wedding date
Review Questions 1. How many original colonies were there? 13 2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson 3. Why was the Declaration of Independence written? To declare independence from England 4. What was the Boston Tea Party? When the colonists dumped the English tea overboard in the Boston harbor 5. Who was Paul Revere? He made his ride to warn the colonists that the Redcoats were coming. 6. What does the saying “One if by land, and two, if by sea” mean? If Paul Revere saw one lantern lit, the Redcoats were coming by land, but if he saw two lanterns lit, they were coming by sea. He saw two lanterns lit and knew they were coming quickly by sea!