Voices of Freedom Units 6 & 7

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• Africans

• Asians

• Native Americans

Why did the colonists fight the British?

• Life

• Because they did not have self-government

• Happiness

• Because of taxation without representation

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• Submitted to Great Britain (England)

• It announced our Independence from Great Britain (England)

• Became part of France

• It said that the United States is free from Great Britain (England)

Name two American Indian tribes in the United States.

• Cherokee

• Bay Colony

• Apache

• Plymouth Colony

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

What are two reasons colonists came to America?

• Religious freedom

• Native Americans

• The Indies

• Freedom

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 6, 1776 - July sixth, seventeen seventy-six

• July 2, 1776 - July second, seventeen seventy-six

• July 8, 1776 - July eighth, seventeen seventy-six

• July 4, 1776 - July fourth, seventeen seventy-six

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life

• Freedom of Speech

• Liberty

• Freedom of Press

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

• July 4 - July fourth

• July 2 - July second

• July 6 - July sixth

• July 8 - July eighth

What happened in 1492?

• Pilgrims came to to the Plymouth Colony

• The Revolutionary War began.

• Columbus sailed to America.

• Colonists came to Jamestown, Virginia