Summer 2020 Week 4 – Tuesday

Civics: The New United States

The Declaration of Independence said “the United States is free!”

But, Britain still wanted to keep the 13 colonies.

The British military sent more and more soldiers and ships to America.

The new United States fought the British military. We call this fight The Revolutionary War.

George Washington was the military leader for the United States.

Washington was a hero and a strong leader during this difficult time.

We call him “the father of our country.”

Who is the “Father of Our Country”? –> George Washington

George Washington and the new US army fought the British for 8 years.

The US army won the war, and the British left the United States.

After the war, George Washington became the first president.

Who was the first president? –> George Washington

Benjamin Franklin also helped the new United States. He was a U.S. diplomat.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? –> US diplomat

The new country needed new laws, so the leaders wrote the Constitution.

What is the supreme law of the land? –> The Constitution

Can you answer these questions about the new United States?

1. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
2. Who was the first President?*
3. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
4. What is the supreme law of the land?

Can you answer the civics questions about this information?

N400: Part 12!

Have you EVER claimed to be a U.S. citizen (in writing or any other way)?
Have you EVER registered to vote in any Federal, state, or local election in the United States?
Have you EVER voted in any Federal, state, or local election in the United States?
Do you now have, or did you EVER have, a hereditary title or an order of nobility in any foreign country?
Have you EVER been declared legally incompetent or been confined to a mental institution?