Colonial Period And Indepence Flashcards
Why colonist came to America?
Freedom
Economic opportunity
Religious freedom
Who lives America before European came ?
American Indian
What group of people taken to America as Sleeve?
Africans
Why did the colonists fight to British?
High tax
British army stayed here
They don’t have their self government.
Who write declarations of independence
Thomas Jefferson
When the Declaration of Independence?
July 4th
13 original colonies name 3?
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
What happened in constitutional convention
The constitution was written
The founding father wrote the constitution
When constitution was written?
1787
Federalist papers support the passage of the U.S. constitution . Name one ?
James Madison
Why Benjamin Franklin was famous
First post master general
US diplomat
Who is the father of the country?
George Washington
Who is the first president?
George Washington
