Pre-Colombian Times
Native Americans arrived in the Americas around ________
30,000 BC
The lost colony from present-day North Carolina was called ____________
Roanoke
Roughly this many slaves on the Middle Passage died before ever reaching the Americas
2.5 million
The New World began exchanging goods, ideas, and diseases on a path known as the _________________
Columbian Exchange
Colonists were protesting the __________ acts, which put a tax on a variety of goods such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
Townshend
There were ______________ Native Americans living in the Americas before Columbus arrived
50-100 million
The first Thanksgiving was an event that lasted for ______
3 days
The system of slavery practiced in North America was known as "________________"
Chattel slavery
The three main cash crops in North America were _________________
Tobacco, rice, sugar
The first man killed in the Boston Massacre was ______________
Crispus Attucks
Prior to 1492, Europe was living in _______________
The Dark Ages
This colony wrote Fundamental Orders
Connecticut
The official church of England was called the ___________
Anglican church
The French and Indian war began because of a territorial dispute in the area of western ____________
Pennsylvania
Battle of Bunker's hill was actually called Battle of ___________
Breed's hill
The first island Columbus arrived on is in the modern day _________
Bahamas
This group of people opposed slavery and were strongly pacifist
Quakers
The __________ faith dominated England
Puritan
These acts were implemented to make people only trade with the British
Navigation Acts
In January of 1776, _______________, a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine was published, convincing colonists that they should rebel against the British.
Common Sense
Starting in the early 16th century, the Spanish adopted a system of slavery known as the _______________
Encomienda system
Georgia was settled by this man
James Oglethorpe
Around the 1730s and 1740s, the American colonies experienced a religious revival known as the ______________________
First Great Awakening
A tax on most printed goods (legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, etc.)
Stamp Act
On July 4th, 1776, the _______________________ was signed into law by 56 members of congress
Declaration of Independence