American History Flashcards
What is one reason colonists came to America?
- freedom
- political liberty
- religious freedom
- economic opportunity
- practice their religion
- escape persecution
Who lives in America before the Europeans
- Native Americans
* American Indians
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- Africans
* people from Africa
Why did colonists fight the British?
- because of high taxes
- because the British armies stayed in their homes
- 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.
- New York
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virigina
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
When was the Constitution written?
1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Hamilton
Madison
Jay
Publius (Madison’s pen name)
What is one thing that Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
- first Postmaster General of the United States
- started the first free libraries
- US diplomat
- oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
- write of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
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
- War of 1812
- Mexican-American War
- Spanish-American War
Name the US war between the North and and the South .
Civil War
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
- slavery
- economic reasons
- states’ rights
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
- freed the slaves
- saved the Union
- led the United States during the Civil War
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 United States in the 1900s.
- WWI
- WWII
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- (Persian) Gulf War
Who was the President during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the President during the Great Depression and WWII?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who did the United States fight in WWII?
Japan, Germany and Italy
What did Martin Luther KIng, Jr. do?
- fought for civil rights
* worked for equality for all Americans
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
Name on American Indian tribe in the United States.
- Cherokee
- Navajo
- Sioux
- Apache
- Mohegan
- Inuit
(for more, refer to federally recognized list)
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
WWII
During the Cold War, what was the main concern for the United States?
Communism
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil rights (movement)
