QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Answer: Thomas
Jefferson
◉What declared Americans independence from Great Britain ? Answer:
Declaration of Independence
◉What date was the Declaration of Independence adopted on ____
Answer: July 4, 1776
◉What day do Americans celebrate Independence Day? Answer: July
4th
◉What were the original 13 states? Answer: Connecticut, Delaware,
Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania , Rhode Island, South Carolina, and
Virginia
◉What are the rights in the Declaration of Independence? Answer:
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
, ◉What year was the constitutional convention held in? Answer: 1787
◉What year was the Constitution written? Answer: 1787
◉What's one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? Answer: Being
the oldest member of the constitutional convention
◉Why were the federalist papers were written? Answer: To support the
passage of the constitution
◉Who were the 3 writers of the Federalist Papers? Answer: Alexander
Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
◉Who was the first president and considered the father of our country?
Answer: George Washington
◉What are the 2 major political parties in the United States? Answer:
Democratic and Republican party
◉What does the 13 stripes on the American flag represents? Answer:
The 13 original colonies