AMERICAN HISTORY Flashcards
One reason why colonist came to america
Freedom
who lived in America before the European arrived?
Native Americans, American Indians
What group taken to America and sold as slaves
Africans
Why did the colonist fight the British?
high taxes, because the did not have their self-government
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the declaration of independence adopted?
July 4th 1776
Name 3 of the 13 original states
New York, New Hampshire and New Jersey
What happened at the Constitutional Convention
The constitution was signed
When was the constitution written?
1787
The federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution, Name one writer
Alexander Hamilton
One thing Benjamin Franklin is Famous for
started first free library, US Diplomat
Who is the father of our Country?
George Washington
Who was the first President of the US?
George Washington
