Freedom/ Political Liberty/ Religious Freedom/ Economic Reasons/ Escape Persecution
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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”
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There were 13 original states. Name three.
New Hampshire • Massachusetts • Rhode Island • Connecticut • New York •New Jersey • Pennsylvania • Delaware • Maryland • Virginia • North Carolina • S. Carolina
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What is another name for the American Revolution?
Revolutionary War/ War of Independence
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written. • The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans/ People from Africa
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans/ American Indians
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
announced our independence (from Great Britain)
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
