American History: Colonial Period and Independence

What is NOT a reason colonists came to America

• Religious people wanted to escape persecution

• Poor people came to search for wealth

• Everyone came for better retirement benefits

• Rich people came to gain more wealth from natural resources

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• The Mexicans

• Native Americans/American Indians

• The French

• The British

• The Canadians

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

• Africans

• British

• French

• Mexicans

Which is not a reason the colonists fought the British?

• Taxation without representation

• The quartering of British soldiers

• The Boston Massacre

• Because of restricted access to the Mississippi River

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1942

• July 4, 1748

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1780

Which of the following is not one of the original 13 states

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• New York

• Arkansas

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• The 13 colonies declared independence from Britain

• The Articles of Confederation were amended

• The Constitution was written

• All of the options are correct

• None of the options are correct

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Who DID NOT help write them?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

What is NOT something Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

• Saying "Give me liberty or give me death"

• Discovering electricity

• Being a Founding Father

• Being an abolitionist, meaning he was against slavery