The Colonial Period

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• The Declaration of Independence was written

• The Founding Fathers disbanded the Constitution

• The Constitution was written

Who is the Father of Our Country?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was the first President?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1786

• December 1786

• July 4, 1776

There were thirteen original states. Name three.

• Mississippi, New York, Georgia

• New York, Massachusetts, Delaware

• Florida, Arkansas, Alabama

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• Pilgrims

• Native Americans

• Canadians

When was the Constitution written?

• 1777

• 1787

• 1776

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

• First Vice-President

• First President

• Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention