Colonial Period and Independence & History Flashcards
What is ONE reason colonists came to
America?
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freedom
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political liberty
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religious freedom
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economic opportunity
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practice their religion
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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 colonists fight the British?
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because of high taxes (taxation without
representation)
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because the British army stayed in their
houses (boarding, quartering)
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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.
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New Hampshire
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Massachusetts
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Rhode Island
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Connecticut
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New York
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New Jersey
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Pennsylvania
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Delaware
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Maryland
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Virginia
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
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Georgia
What happened at the Constitutional
Convention?
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The Constitution was written.
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The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
When was the Constitution written?
1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage
of the U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the
writers.
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(James) Madison
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(Alexander) Hamilton
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(John) Jay
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Publius
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is
famous for?
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U.S. diplomat
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oldest member of the Constitutional
Convention
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first Postmaster General of the United States
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writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
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started the first free libraries
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
(George) Washington
Who was the first President?*
(George) Washington
What territory did the United States buy from
France in 1803?
Louisiana
Name ONE war fought by the United States in
the 1800s.
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War of 1812
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Mexican-American War
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Civil War
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Spanish-American War
