American History Flashcards
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 with no representation, 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 4 1776
There were 13 original states, name three.
Virginia, New York, New Hampshire
What happened at the constitutional convention?
The Founding Fathers wrote the constitution.
When was the constitution written?
1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Started the first free libraries
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
Who was the first president?
George Washington
What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s?
Spanish-American 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, fought for civil rights
Name one war fought by the US 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 US fight in World War II?
Germany, Japan and Italy
Before he was a president Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
