United States Symbols Pre/Post Test

1. How many stars are on the current American flag? _________

2. How many stripes are on the American flag? ______________

3. According to a popular legend who sewed the first American flag? _________________
4. Match the following:
a. Red stripes
b. White stripes
c. Blue field

truth and loyalty

liberty
courage

5. Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States of America? ___________
6. What does the Statue of Liberty hold in her right hand? _____________
7. In what state is the Statue of Liberty located? ____________________

8. True or False: The White House is a monument of the United States.

9. How long has the Statue of Liberty been I New York? _____________
10. Which president is not on Mount Rushmore?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. John Adams
c. George Washington
d. Theodore Roosevelt
e. Thomas Jefferson
11. Circle the correct answer: George Washington was the _(20th, 7th, 1st)_ president of the
United States of America.
12. How old is the United States Constitution? _______________

13. Who wrote the United States Constitution?

a. The Framers
b. The President
c. The King of England

14. Name one reason the bald eagle is a U.S. symbol: _______________________________
15. Where can you find the bald eagle?
a. Flying in North America
b. On the Great Seal
c. On money
d. All the above
16. What is this a picture of? _______________