Securing Our Freedoms

What were the colonies?

• ants and termites

• settlements ruled from a faraway country

• old fashioned money

• new hairstyle

What was the American Revolution?

• a brand new dance, and it's going around

• a looping roller coaster

• the war to separate from England

• the best kind of apple pie ever

What was the Declaration of Independence?

• a fancy way to say pass the salt

• a plan for the new government

• a giant war

• a document that told the reasons America would separate from England

On what day was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• July 4th

• December 25th

• January 15th

• October 31st

How have you celebrated Independence Day?

Who was the general of the American forces in the American Revolution?

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock

• George Washington

Why did the pilgrims first come to America from England?

• they wanted to shoot turkeys

• they liked Indians

• they wanted to follow their own religion

• they needed space

Name Early Americans who fought for religious freedom.

• Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez

• Anne Hutchison and Roger Williams

• Beyonce and Jay Z

• Simba and Nala

What is true about religion in America?

• you have to be a Christian

• there's no place to worship if you're Muslim

• you are free to worship as you wish

• you have to go to some church, any church

What was the Civil War?

• a war with a country called Civil

• a war against a person called Civil

• a war between one part of the country and another

• it's not even a war, it's a wary