freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution
15
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians/Native Americans
10
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans/people from Africa
10
Name one reason the colonists fought the British.
high taxes (taxation without representation) ▪ the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) ▪ they didn’t have self-government
20
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
10
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
10
There were 13 original states. Name three.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Georgia
10
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
15
When was the Constitution written?
1787
20
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(James) Madison ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton ▪ (John) Jay ▪ Publius
25
Name one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for.
U.S. diplomat, oldest member at Constitutional Convention, 1st Postmaster General of the US, writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”, started free libraries
20
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
(George) Washington
15
Who was the first President?
(George) Washington
5
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
the Louisiana Territory
20
Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
War of 1812 ▪ Mexican-American War ▪ Civil War ▪ Spanish-American War
20
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
