Pre Colonization
Griot
What was the name of the first European settlement in the New World?
Roanoke
This Act put a tax on all paper items.
Stamp Act
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
What year did Christopher Columbus set sail to find a Westward route to Asia?
1492
What is the first successful settlement in the New World and what saved them from failure?
Jamestown and Tobacco
Pontiac's Rebellion forced the British to create this rule for the colonists.
Proclamation of 1763
Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?
Breed's Hill
Which explorer is America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
Which Colonial Region was the most diverse?
Middle Colonies
What was the reason for all the taxes being put on the colonists?
Debt from the French and Indian War
What major colonial city was Valley Forge close to?
Philadelphia
What was the name of the government that the Haudenosaunee created?
Great Law of Peace
Which Colonial Region had bad soil and a cold climate?
New England Colonies
This Act made it so British Soldiers could search your home, work, or anything without any evidence.
Writs of Assistance
What military strategy did the Colonists begin to use that helped them win more battles? Where did they learn this from?
Guerilla Warfare , Indigenous People
Name the 7 European advancements that helped them colonize the world.
Competition, Spread Christianity, Illness and Disease, Iron and Steel, Gunpowder, Advanced Shipbuilding, Geography
Name all of the Southern Colonies.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
What was the first Act that was placed on the colonists by the British? This ensured that colonists would only work and trade with the British.
Navigation Acts
What was the name of the Prussian General that helped train the Continental Army during Valley Forge?
Von Steuben