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13 Cards in this Set
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
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freedom
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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Native Americans
American Indians |
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
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Africans
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Why did the colonists fight the British?
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because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) because they didn't have self-government |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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(Thomas) Jefferson
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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July 4, 1776
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There were 13 original states. Name three.
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New York New Jersey Maryland |
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
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The Constitution was written.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. |
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When was the Constitution written?
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1787
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
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(James) Madison
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
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- U.S. diplomat
- started the first free libraries |
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Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
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(George) Washington
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Who was the first President?*
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(George) Washington
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