Colonial Period and Independence

What is one reason colonists 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 America and sold as slaves?

Africans
People from Africa

Why did the colonists 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 were 13 original states. Name three.

New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

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. 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

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

George Washington

Who was the first President?

George Washington