U.S. HISTORY Challenge #1

U.S. HISTORY Challenge #1

 U.S. HISTORY

Welcome to the U.S. HISTORY Challenge #1!

     Good luck!

1. 

Who was the President of the Continental Congress and first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

2. 

What document is considered the supreme law of the United States and outlines the framework of the federal government?

3. 

Who was both the wife and the mother of a U.S. President?

4. 

Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?

5. 

Who held popular radio “fireside chats” to speak directly to the public?

6. 

Who was the primary negotiator of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War?

7. 

Who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”?

8. 

What banned discrimination based on race, gender, religion or national origin?

9. 

Who said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far”?

10. 

Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, which encouraged the colonies to seek independence and become a free nation?

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