American History Flashcards
What is ONE reason colonists came to America?
Religious Freedom
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes, because the British army stayed in their houses and because they didn’t have self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4th, 1776
There were 13 original states. Name THREE.
Massachusetts, New York, Maryland
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written by the Founding Fathers
When was the Constitution written?
1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the writters.
Alexander Hamilton
What is ONE thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. Diplomat
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?
Louisiana
Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1800s
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?
Saved the Union
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for civil rights
Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1900s
World War II
Who was President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
The Axis Powers - Japan, Germany and Italy
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
The Civil Rights movement
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Fought for civil rights
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
Name ONE American Indian tribe in the United States.
Navajo
