Question

us ii - us history i review

1. what country originally settled in the united states?
2. what is one reason that american colonists wanted to revolt against their mother country?
3. what year did the revolutionary war start?
4. who was the most important general in the revolutionary war?
5. when was the declaration of independence signed?
6. after the revolutionary war, what famous document was created as the u.s. governing document?
7. what does the first amendment protect?
8. who was the first president of the united states?

Explanation:

1. The first permanent English - speaking settlers in the US were from England.
2. American colonists wanted to rebel against Britain due to issues like high taxes and lack of representation (taxation without representation).
3. The Revolutionary War started in 1775.
4. George Washington was a very important general in the Revolutionary War.
5. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
6. After the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation was the first governing document, later replaced by the US Constitution.
7. The first amendment protects freedoms such as freedom of speech, religion, the press, the right to assemble peacefully and to petition the government.
8. George Washington was the first President of the United States.

Answer:

1. England
2. Taxation without representation (among other reasons)
3. 1775
4. George Washington
5. 1776
6. Articles of Confederation (later the US Constitution)
7. Freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
8. George Washington