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 wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
(George) Washington
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ the Louisiana Territory
▪ Louisiana
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
▪ slavery
▪ economic reasons
▪ states’ rights
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
▪ American Indians
▪ Native Americans
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
Who was the first President?*
(George) Washington
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
▪ War of 1812
▪ Mexican-American War
▪ Civil War
▪ Spanish-American War
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
▪ saved (or preserved) the Union
▪ led the United States during the Civil War
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
▪ Africans
▪ people from Africa
When was the Constitution written?
1787
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
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South
▪ the Civil War
▪ the War between the States
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
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
▪ The Constitution was written.
▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers
▪ (James) Madison
▪ (Alexander) Hamilton
▪ (John) Jay
▪ Publiu
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
▪ freed the slaves
▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy
▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states
▪ freed slaves in most Southern states
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
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪ fought for women’s rights
▪ fought for civil rights