D: Colonial Period and Independence Flashcards

1
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What is one reason colonist came to America?

A

-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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3
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What group of people was taken to American sold as slaves?

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-Africans
-people from Africa

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4
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Why did the colonist 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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6
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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July 4, 1776

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7
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There where 13 original states. Name three.

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-Delaware
-North Carolina
-South Carolina
-Georgia
-New York
-New Jersey
-Pennsylvania
-Connecticut
-Rhode Island
-Virginia
-Maryland
-New Hampshire
-Massachusetts

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8
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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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9
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When was the Constitution written?

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1787

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10
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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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11
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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-U.S Diplomatic
-Started the first free libraries
-Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
-First Postmaster General of the United States
-Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”

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12
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Who is the “Father of Our Country?

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-(George) Washington

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13
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Who was the first president?*

A

(George) Washington

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14
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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

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-the Louisiana territory
-Louisiana

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15
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800’s.

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-War of 1812
-Mexican-American war
-Civil war
-Spanish-American war

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16
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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
Q

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

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-Slavery
-Economic reasons
-State’s rights

18
Q

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

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-Free slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
-saved (or represent) the Union
-led the United States during the Civil War

19
Q

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
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

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-Fight for civil rights
-fight for women’s rights