History - 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
American Indians
Native Americans
3
Q
- What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
A
Africans
People from Africa
4
Q
- Why did the colonists fight the British?
A
Because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
Because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
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
- There were 13 original states. Name three.
A
New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
8
Q
- What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
A
The Constitution was written.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
9
Q
- When was the Constitution written?
A
1787
10
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
11
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 United States
Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
Started the first free libraries
12
Q
- Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
A
(George) Washington
13
Q
- Who was the first President?*
A
(George) Washington
