D: Colonial Period and Independence Flashcards
What is one reason colonist came to America?
-freedom
-political liberty
-religious freedom
-economic opportunity
-practice their religion
-escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
-American Indians
-Native Americans
What group of people was taken to American sold as slaves?
-Africans
-people from Africa
Why did the colonist 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 where 13 original states. Name three.
-Delaware
-North Carolina
-South Carolina
-Georgia
-New York
-New Jersey
-Pennsylvania
-Connecticut
-Rhode Island
-Virginia
-Maryland
-New Hampshire
-Massachusetts
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
-The Constitution was written
-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.
-(James) Madison
-(Alexander) Hamilton
-(John) Jay
-Publius
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
-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”
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?
-the Louisiana territory
-Louisiana
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800’s.
-War of 1812
-Mexican-American war
-Civil war
-Spanish-American war
