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Independence Day Flash Cards
Flashcards by Juliann Law for makeandtakes.com Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com
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Independence Day Flash Cards 4 th of July 4 th of July Flashcards by Juliann Law for makeandtakes.com Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com QUESTION Why do we celebrate the 4th of July? ANSWER It is the day we declared we would no
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Why do we celebrate the 4th of July? QUESTION
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It is the day we declared we would no longer be part
- f the British Empire
ANSWER
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How many stripes are on the American flag? QUESTION
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There are 13 red and white stripes which stand for the 13 original colonies. ANSWER
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How many stars are on the American flag? QUESTION
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There are 50 white stars
- n the flag, one for each
state in the U.S.A. ANSWER
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What is another name for the American flag? QUESTION
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- The Stars & Stripes
- Old Glory
- The Star Spangled Banner
ANSWER
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What is America’s National Symbol? QUESTION
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The Bald Eagle which symbolizes strength, freedom, and long life ANSWER
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Name as many of the first 13 colonies as you can. . . QUESTION
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- Connecticut
- Rhode Island
(Providence)
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Delaware
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Virginia
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
ANSWER
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On what date was the Declaration of Indepen- dence passed in Congress? QUESTION
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July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia ANSWER
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What is the most famous part of the Declaration of Independence? QUESTION
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
ANSWER
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Name some of the most famous signers of the Declaration of Independence QUESTION
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- Thomas Jefferson
- Benjamin Franklin
- John Hancock
- Samual Adams
- John Adams
ANSWER
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Which two American Presi- dents died on July 4, 1826 the 50th Anniversary of the day they signed the Decla- ration of Independence? QUESTION
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson ANSWER
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What is The United States Constitution? QUESTION
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ANSWER It is the supreme law and it starts, “We The People of the United States . . .”
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Where does the President
- f the United States of
America live? QUESTION
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In the White House in Washington D.C. our nation’s capital ANSWER
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Guess how many hot dogs get eaten on July 4th QUESTION
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An estimated 150 million hot dogs will be consumed
- n July 4th.
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Is Uncle Sam a real person? QUESTION
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Not really. Today Uncle Sam is a fictional person used to symbolize the U.S.
- government. (They have
the same initials!) ANSWER