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American History Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
Q

What is one reason colonists came to America?

A
freedom
political liberty
religious freedom
economic opportunity
practice their religion
escape persecution
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2
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A

American Indians

Native Americans

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3
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

A

Africans

people from Africa

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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

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5
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

(Thomas) Jefferson

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6
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

A

July 4, 1776

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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
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8
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

A

The Constitution was written.

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

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9
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When was the Constitution written?

A

1787

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10
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

A

(James) Madison
(Alexander) Hamilton
(John) Jay
Publius

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11
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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

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12
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

A

(George) Washington

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13
Q

Who was the first President?*

A

(George) Washington

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14
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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

A

the Louisiana Territory

Louisiana

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15
Q

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

A

War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War

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16
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

A

the Civil War

the War between the States

17
Q

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

A

Slavery
Economic reasons
States’ rights

18
Q

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A

freed the slaves
freed slaves in the Confederacy
freed slaves in the Confederate states
freed slaves in most Southern states

19
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A

fought for women’s rights

fought for civil rights

20
Q

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

A
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
(Persian) Gulf War
21
Q

Who was President during World War I?

A

(Woodrow) Wilson

22
Q

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

A

(Franklin) Roosevelt

23
Q

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

A

Japan, Germany, and Italy

24
Q

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

25
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
26
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
civil rights (movement)
27
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
fought for civil rights | worked for equality for all Americans
28
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
29
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
``` Cherokee Navajo Sioux Chippewa Choctaw Pueblo Apache Iroquois Creek Blackfeet Seminole Cheyenne Arawak Shawnee Mohegan Huron Oneida Lakota Crow Teton Hopi Inuit ```
30
What was one important thing Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the slaves Saved the Union Led the US during the Civil War