The Colonial Period and Independence
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- Q1What happened at the Constitutional Convention?The Constitution was written30s
- Q2Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?Thomas Jefferson30s
- Q3Name one reason colonists came to America?Economic opportunity30s
- Q4The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.Alexander Hamilton30s
- Q5What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?Oldest member at the Constitutional Convention30s
- Q6Who was the first President?George Washington30s
- Q7There were thirteen original states. Name three.New York, Massachusetts, Delaware30s
- Q8What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?Africans30s
- Q9Why did the colonists fight the British?Because they didn't have self-government and because of high taxes30s
- Q10When was the Constitution written?178730s
- Q11When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?July 4, 177630s
- Q12Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?Native Americans or American Indians30s