American history Flashcards
What is one reason colonist came to America
Freedom
Political liberty
Religious freedom
Economic opportunities
Practice their religion
Escape prosecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Native Americans
What group of people was taken to America and sold their slaves?
Africans
People from Africa
Why did the colonist 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 was 13 original states name three
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
What happened at the constitutional convention?
The constitution was written
The founding fathers wrote the constitution
When was the constitution written?
1787
The federalist papers supported the passage of the United States Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Publius
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
US diplomat
Oldest member of the constitutional convention
First postmaster general of the United States
Writer of poor Richards Almanac
Started the first free libraries
Who is the father of our country?
George Washington
Who was the first president?
George Washington
Name ONE branch or part of the government.
Congress
Legislative
President
Executive
The courts
Judicial
What stop ONE branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana territory
Louisiana
Name one more fought by the United States in the 1800s?
War of 1812
Mexican American war
Civil War
Spanish American war
Name the US war between the north and the south
The Civil War
The war between the states
Name one problem that led to the Civil War
Slavery
Economic reasons
State rights
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did
- Free displays ( emancipation proclamation)
- Saved (or preserved) the union
- Let the United States during the Civil War
What did the emancipation proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
Free slaves in the confederacy
Free slaves in the confederate states
Free slaves in most southern states
What did Susan B Anthony do?
Fault for women’s rights
Fought for civil rights
Name one war fall by the United States in the 1900s
World War II
World War I
Korean war
Vietnam war
Gulf war (Persian)
Who was president during World War II?
Woodrow Wilson
