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Who was the first President?

(George) Washington

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Native Americans/ American Indians

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”

What is another name for the American Revolution?

Revolutionary War/ War of Independence

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

(Thomas) Jefferson

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

life • liberty • pursuit of happiness

What is one reason colonists came to America?

Freedom/ Political Liberty/ Religious Freedom/ Economic Reasons/ Escape Persecution

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

announced our independence (from Great Britain)

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

Africans/ People from Africa

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The Constitution was written. • The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Cherokee/ Cheyenne/ Navajo/ Sioux/ Chippewa/ Iroquois...

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

(George) Washington

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

When was the Constitution written?

1787

What is another name for England?

Great Britain

Why did the colonists fight the British?

Because of high taxes/ Because the British army stayed in their house/ Because they did not have self government