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