American History Flashcards
What is 1 reason colonists came to America?
freedom
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?
- Taxation w/o representation
- Illegal boardering & quartering
- no self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independece adopeted?
July 4th, 1776
There were 13 original states. Name 3
- Virginia
- New Hampshire
- Massachussets
- Ne York
- Pennsylavia
- 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 b by the passage of the U.S.
- Alexander Hamilton
- Jamnes Madison
What is the 1 thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
- US diplomat
- oldest member of the Constetutional convention
- 1st Postmaster General
Who is the father of our country?
George Washington
Who was the 1st president??
George Washington
What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
Name 1 war fought by the US 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
Name 1 problem that led to the Civil War
- slavery
- economic reasons
- states rights
What was 1 important thing that Abraham Lincold did?
- freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Saved the Unnion.
- led the US to 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 th US in the 1900s
- WW1
- WW2
- Korean war
- Vietnam war
- Gulf war
Who was the President during WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the President during the Great Depression & WW2?
FDR
Who did the US fight WW2?
- Japan
- Germany
- Italy
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What was was he in?
WW2
During the cold war, what was the main concern of the US?
Communism
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil rights movement
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?
Terrorist attacked the US
Name 1 American Indian tribe in the US
- Cherokee
- Navajo
- Apache
- Lakota
