Colinal Period and Independence Flashcards
What is one reason colonist 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
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- Africans
* people from Africa
Why did the colonist fight the British?
- because of high taxes (taxation with representation)
- because the British army stayed in their house (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 created?
*1787
The Federalist papers supported the passage of the U.S Constitution.Name one of the writers.
- (James)Madison
- (Alexander)Hamilton
- (John)Jay
- Pubilus
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
- 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
Who is the “Father of our Country”?
*(George) Washington
Who was the First President?*
*(George) Washington
