HIstory Section Study Guide

Which of the following are NOT reasons colonists came to  America?

• Freedom and Political Liberty

• Religious Freedom and to Practice their Religion

• Economic Opportunity and to Escape Persecution

• To Avoid Taxes and Own Guns

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived

• Germans

• French

• Native Americans

• Asians

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

• Asians

• Germans

• Africans

• Native Americans

Which of the following is NOT a reason the colonists fought the  British?  

• The British wouldn’t let the Colonists expand their territory

• High Taxes and Taxation without Representation

• The Colonists were forced to allow British soldiers to stay in their houses

• The Colonists wanted to self-govern

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 2, 1774

• July 4, 1774

• July 2, 1776

• July 4, 1776

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

• Ohio

• Connecticut

• Rhode Island

• Maryland

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• The territories of each state were established

• The first Congress was elected

• The Constitution was written by the Founding Fathers

• A treaty between the United States and Great Britain was agreed upon

What year was the Constitution written

• 1776

• 1781

• 1787

• 1792

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution, Who was NOT one of the writers?

• John Jay

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• Patrick Henry