Colonial Period and Independence Flashcards

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What is ONE reason colonists came to America?

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  • freedom
  • political liberty
  • religious freedom
  • economic opportunity
  • practice their religion
  • escape persecution
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2
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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  • American Indians

* Native Americans

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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

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  • Africans

* people from Africa

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Why did the colonists fight the British?

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  • because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
  • because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
  • because they didn’t have self-government
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5
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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(Thomas) Jefferson

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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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July 4, 1776

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There were 13 original states. Name THREE.

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  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusettes
  • Rhode Island
  • Connecticut
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Delaware
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Georgia
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

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  • The Constitution was written

* The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution

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When was the Constitution written?

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1787

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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the writers.

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  • (James) Madison
  • (Alexander) Hamilton
  • (John) Jay
  • Publius
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What is ONE thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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  • U.S. diplomat
  • oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
  • first Postmaster General of the United State
  • writer of the “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
  • started the first free libraries
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

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(George) Washington

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Who was the first President?

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(George) Washington

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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

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  • the Louisiana Territory

* Louisana

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Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

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  • War of 1812
  • Mexican-American War
  • Civil War
  • Spanish-American War
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

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  • the Civil War

* the War between the States

17
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Name ONE problem that led to the Civil War.

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  • slavery
  • economy reasons
  • states’ rights
18
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What was ONE important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

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  • freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
  • saved (or preserved) the Union
  • led the United States during the Civil War
19
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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  • freed the slaves
  • freed slaves in the Confederacy
  • freed slaves in the Confederate states
  • freed slaves in most Southern states
20
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?

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  • fought for women’s rights

* fought for civil rights