4. Colonial Period and Independence Flashcards
What is one reason colonist came to America?
freedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity practice their religion escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Native Americans
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
people of Africa
Why did the colonists fight the British?
because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
because they didn’t have self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
There were 13 original states. Name three
New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
The Founding Fathers wrote the Consitution
When was the Constitution written?
1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of these writers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Publius
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. diplomat
oldest member of the Constitution Convention
first Postmaster General of the United States
writer of “Poor Richard’s Alamac”
started the first free libraries
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
Who was the first President?
George Washington
