What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
life • liberty • pursuit of happiness
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
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
(George) Washington
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans/ People from Africa
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans/ American Indians
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What is another name for the American Revolution?
Revolutionary War/ War of Independence
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom/ Political Liberty/ Religious Freedom/ Economic Reasons/ Escape Persecution
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”
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What is another name for England?
Great Britain
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written. • The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
announced our independence (from Great Britain)
Who was the first President?
(George) Washington
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.