Native Americans
Who were the first people in North America?
Native Americans
Who were the explorers?
English
French
Spanish
Name as many of the 13 colonies as you can.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
The King ran out of money because of the Seven Years' War, so he made the colonists pay ______________.
taxes
What 2 Native American tribes did we learn about?
Cherokee
Iroquois
What did the explorers do?
The sailed to different places to discover new land.
Who were the 13 colonies originally ruled by?
King George III
What was it called when the colonists did not want to pay the tea tax, so they dumped their tea in the water?
Boston Tea Party
What word was written on the tree at Roanoke Island?
A. Cherokee
B. Colonists
C. Croatoan
C. Croatoan
Why did the explorers want to go exploring? (Think of the 3 Gs!)
God
Glory
Gold
The 13 colonies wanted to be...
A. owned by Great Britain
B. free from Great Britain
C. ruled by King George
B. free from Great Britain
The war that the American colonists fought in for their freedom was called the ________________________________.
American Revolution
Sailing on wooden ships
Where did the explorers end up?
North America