American History Flashcards
What is one reason the colonists came to America?
Freedom
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?
Because of the high taxation rates
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.
Rhode Island, New York, Delaware
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
When was the Constitution written?
1787
The Federalist Papers supported the US constitution. Name one of the writers.
Alexander Hamilton
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
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?
Louisiana
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
The Civil War
Name the US 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
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I
Who was president during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was president during WWII?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who did the United States fight in WWII?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
