HISTORY :Colonial Period and Independence Flashcards
What is ONE reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
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?
because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
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
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maryland
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
When was the Constitution written?
1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the writers.
John Jay
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
US Diplomat
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
Who was the first President?*
George Washington
