American History - A: Colonial Period and Independence Flashcards
What is one reason colonists came to
America?
- freedom
- political liberty
- religious freedom
- economic opportunity
- practice their religion
- escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- American Indians
- Native Americans
<p>What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?</p>
<p>* Africans * people from Africa</p>
Why did the colonists 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 were 13 original states. Name three.
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- 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
<p>The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.</p>
<p>* (James) Madison * (Alexander) Hamilton * (John) Jay * Publius</p>
<p>What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?</p>
<p>* U.S. diplomat * oldest member of the Constitutional Convention * first Postmaster General of the United States * writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” * started the first free libraries</p>
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
(George) Washington
Who was the first President?
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