Groups of people or things that are different from each other.
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans or People from Africa
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
What is a "settler"?
A person who moves to a new country or region where few people have been before.
Where is the statue of liberty?
New York
There were 13 original states, name 3.
New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Rhode Island, Delaware, South Carolina, ...
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Political Liberty, Freedom, Religious Freedom, Economic Opportunity...
What word is described below:
"People who lived in one of the original 13 colonies before the US became independent in 1776"
Colonists
What word is described below:
"People that are owned by other people and forced to work without pay"
Slaves
Who are "slaves"?
People that are owned by other people and are forced to work without pay
What is a "tribe"?
A group of people who have the same beliefs, customs, or language.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Announce our independence from Great Britain
What does "independence" mean?
Free; not controlled by another person or country.
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes, no self-government,
What document freed the slaves in the South?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the first President?
George Washington
What does "liberty" mean?
Freedom
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians or Native Americans
What is a "colony"?
A country or geographic area controlled by another country
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Cherokee, Navajo, Iroquois, Pueblo...
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