History - Colonial Period and Independence Flashcards

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  1. What is one reason colonists came to America?
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Freedom
Political liberty
Religious freedom
Economic opportunity
Practice their religion
Escape persecution
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  1. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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American Indians

Native Americans

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  1. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
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Africans

People from Africa

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  1. Why did the colonists 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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  1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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(Thomas) Jefferson

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  1. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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July 4, 1776

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  1. There were 13 original states. Name three.
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
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  1. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
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The Constitution was written.

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

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  1. When was the Constitution written?
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1787

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  1. 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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  1. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
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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

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  1. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
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(George) Washington

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  1. Who was the first President?*
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(George) Washington

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