Colonial Period and Independence Flashcards
1
Q
What is ONE reason colonists came to America?
A
- freedom
- political liberty
- religious freedom
- economic opportunity
- practice their religion
- escape persecution
2
Q
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
A
Native American Indians
3
Q
What group of people were taken to American and sold as slaves?
A
Africans
4
Q
Why did colonists fight the British?
A
- because of high taxes
- because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quatering)
- because they didn’t have self-government
5
Q
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
A
Thomas Jefferson
6
Q
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
A
July 4, 1776
7
Q
What happened to the Constitutional Convention?
A
- The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
8
Q
What year was the Constitution written?
A
1787
9
Q
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the writers:
A
- James Madison
- Alexander Hamilton
- John Jay
- Publius
10
Q
What is ONE thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for:
A
- U.S. diplomat
- oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
- first Postmaster General of the U.S.
- writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
- started the first free libraries
11
Q
Who is the “Father of our Country”?
A
George Washington
