1. Which country were the colonists fighting against to gain their independence?
a. France
b. Ireland
c. Great Britain
d. Italy
2. Only one person signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. Who was it?
a. John Hancock
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. George Washington
d. Thomas Jefferson
3. How many stars were on the first American flag?
a. 17
b. 12
c. 20
d. 13
4. Where is the Liberty Bell located today?
a. Washington D.C.
b. Boston
c. Philadelphia
d. New York
5. What do the stripes on the flag symbolize?
a. Number of battles fought for our independence?
b. The original colonies
c. One for each person that signed it
d. Freedom
6. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a. Katharine Lee Bates
b. Francis Scott Key
c. John Phillip Sousa
d. Lee Greenwood
7. What do the stars on the flag symbolize?
a. The states
b. The original colonies
c. One for each person that signed it
d. Freedom
8. Who sewed the first American flag?
a. Martha Washington
b. Mary Todd Lincoln
c. Betsy Ross
d. Dolly Madison
9. In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a. New York
b. Philadelphia
c. Washington D.C.
d. Boston
10. Which country invented fireworks to ward off evil spirits?
a. England
b. China
c. Japan
d. Ireland
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1. Which country were the colonists fighting against to gain their independence?
c. Great Britain
2. Only one person signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. Who was it?
a. John Hancock
3. How many stars were on the first American flag?
d. 13
4. Where is the Liberty Bell located today?
c. Philadelphia
5. What do the stripes on the flag symbolize?
b. The original colonies
6. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
b. Francis Scott Key
7. What do the stars on the flag symbolize?
a. The states — one star for each
8. Who sewed the first American flag?
c. Betsy Ross
9. In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
b. Philadelphia
10. Which country invented fireworks to ward off evil spirits?
b. China
