Colonial Period and Independence
Why people came, who was already here, why the colonies broke with Britain, and what the founders wrote once they had. Two dates carry most of this level: 1776 for the Declaration, 1787 for the Constitution.
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom; political liberty; religious freedom; economic opportunity; practice their religion; escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians; Native Americans
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans; people from Africa
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes (taxation without representation); because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering); because they didn't have self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
There were 13 original states. Name five.
New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia
Name any five of the thirteen.
What founding document was written in 1787?
The Constitution
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(James) Madison; (Alexander) Hamilton; (John) Jay; Publius
"Publius" was the shared pen name the three wrote under, and it counts as a correct answer.
Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
Founded the first free public libraries; first Postmaster General of the United States; helped write the Declaration of Independence; inventor; U.S. diplomat
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
(George) Washington
Who was the first President?
(George) Washington
What to learn next
Next: Level 2, the 1800s — the Louisiana Purchase through the Civil War.
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