People
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
What food did Colonists eat with most meals?
Corn
Who were slaves in America?
African Americans
What did Benjamin Franklin open of his own?
Print Making Business.
What group of people wanted to leave the rule of England in the colonies?
Patriots
Who freed the slaves?
Abraham Lincoln
What country had control over the colonies?
Britain
What Amendment did Lincoln want to pass?
13th
Who did Benjamin Franklin work for at the age of 12?
His brother.
What happened on the Senate floor between Sumner and another Senator?
A fight in which Sumner was beaten with a stick.
Who can still be forced to work against their will under the 13th Amendment?
Those in prison.
Why did colonists have many children?
Not all children survived birth/more hands to work farms.
Why was voting on slavery by state a bad idea?
People could sneak across state lines and vote.
How many rooms would a colonists home have?
1
What document created America?
Declaration of Independence.
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
What did Colonists not have in Parliament?
Who is known at the "Moses" of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What did the Townshend Act raise taxes on?
Products brought into the Colonies
What did colonists do to tea sitting in the Boston Harbor?
Dumped it into the ocean.
Who is known at the "First American"?
Benjamin Franklin
Why did Pilgrims come to America?
Religious Freedom.
Why did the South have more slaves than the North?
They had land/plantations which required more workers.
What did Colonists not like paying?
Taxes
What document has the U.S laws?
Constitution