American History: Colonial Period and Independence Flashcards
(13 cards)
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
- Native American Indians
3
Q
What group of people was taken to America
and sold as slaves?
A
- Africans
4
Q
Why did the colonists fight the British?
A
- because of high taxes (taxation without
representation) - 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.
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
