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The Colonial Period and Independence

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  • Q1
    What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
    The Constitution was written
    30s
  • Q2
    Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
    30s
  • Q3
    Name one reason colonists came to America?
    Economic opportunity
    30s
  • Q4
    The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
    Alexander Hamilton
    30s
  • Q5
    What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
    Oldest member at the Constitutional Convention
    30s
  • Q6
    Who was the first President?
    George Washington
    30s
  • Q7
    There were thirteen original states. Name three.
    New York, Massachusetts, Delaware
    30s
  • Q8
    What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
    Africans
    30s
  • Q9
    Why did the colonists fight the British?
    Because they didn't have self-government and because of high taxes
    30s
  • Q10
    When was the Constitution written?
    1787
    30s
  • Q11
    When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
    July 4, 1776
    30s
  • Q12
    Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
    Native Americans or American Indians
    30s

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