American History: Colonial Period to the Constitution

What group of people lived in the US before the Europeans arrived?

• Africans

• Quakers

• Native Americans

• The Pilgrims

Which of the following is a Native American tribe in the US?

• Navajo

• Picts

• Aztecs

• Kurdish

Why did religious groups settle in the American colonies?

• To escape wild fires

• Religious freedom

• To express their freedom to travel

• To discover new lands

Which of the following groups were taken to the Americas as slaves?

• Chinese

• Africans

• South Americans

• Australians

One of the causes of the American Revolution was the right to ....

• tax merchants

• self-govern

• end the slave trade

• trade with France

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• June 4th, 1776

• July 4th, 1976

• July 3rd, 1876

• July 4th 1776

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

Benjamin Franklin is famous for being a ...

• US diplomat

• American President

• genderal

• reporter

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• Independence was declared

• The peace treaty for Shays' Rebellion was signed

• A new constitution was written

• The Bill of Rights were ratified.

in what year did the Constitutional Convention happen?

• 1787

• 1776

• 1945

• 1788