American History - Colonial Period And Independence Flashcards
What is 1 reason colonists came to America?
Religious freedom
Political liberty
Economic opportunity
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 (taxes without representation)
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 3.
MA NH NY CT RI NJ PE DEL …
What happened at the constitutional convention?
The C was written
When was the Constitution written?
1787
The federalist papers supported the passage of the US constitution. Name 1 of the writers.
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay
Collectively under the name of Publius
What is 1 thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for ?
Started the First free libraries
US diplomat
First postmaster general of the US
Who is the “father of our country”?
George Washington
Who was the first president?
George Washington
