How much 4th of July American history do you know??? Care to try some of the questions that appeared in American Profile (a supplement to our daily paper)??
1. We celebrate the Fourth of July to commemorate: (a) the day of the Continental Army’s victory at Yorktown; (b) the adoption of the Declaration of Independence; (c) the first day the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia; (d) the day the Constitution of the U.S. took effect.
2. Which of these North American cities is oldest? (a) Montreal, Quebec; (b) Jamestown, VA; (c) St.Augustine, FL; (d) Plymouth, MA.
3. Which American Indian tribe has never been native to the Atlantic Coast? (a) Wampanoag; (b) Powhatan; (c) Cherokee; (d) Sioux.
4. What nearly destroyed the British colonies of New England in 1675-1676? (a) King Philip’s War; (b) French and Indian War; (c) Boston Massacre; (d) Barbary pirates.
5. Which city was the fist U.S. capital under the Constitution? (a) Washington, DC; (b) Philadelphia, PA; (c) Boston, MA; (d) New York, NY.
6. The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights are on permanent public display in what building in Washington, DC? (a) Smithsonian Institution; (b) National Archives; (c) Library of Congress; (d) Washington Monument.
And there were a dozen more questions but I’m curious how many you get right………………. question: how can we teach our children to be good Americans if we don’t know our history ourselves?
Donna, aka Mother Hen, until next week………