American History Flashcards
What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom
political liberty
practice their religion
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Why did the colonists fight the British?
high taxes
didn’t have self-government
British army stayed in their houses
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.
PA NY NC SC NJ MD VA
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
When was the Constitution written?
1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers
Alexander Hamilton
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
older member of the Constitutional Convention
writer of Poor Richard’s Almanac
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
Who was the first President?
George Washington
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisana
Name one war fought by the United States in 1800s.
War of 1812
Civil War
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
the Civil War
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
freed the slaves
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves
What did Susan B Anthony do?
fought for women’s rights
fought for civil rights
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
WW1
WW2
Korean War
Vietman War
What was President during World War 1?
Woodrow Wilson
What was President during the Great Depression and World War 2?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who did the United States fight in World War 2?
Japan, Germany and Italy
