Colonial period and independence Flashcards
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
Political liberty
Religious freedom
Economic opportunity
Escape persecution
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 colonist fight the British?
Because of high taxes
Because the British army stayed in their houses
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 was 13 original states name three
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
What happened at the constitutional convention?
The constitution was written
When was the constitution written?
1787
The federalist papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. name one of the writers
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for
Started the first free libraries
Oldest member of the constitutional convention
US diplomat
Who is the father of our country?
George Washington
Who was the first president?
George Washington
