The Age of Exploration
What was the land route called that Marco Polo and others used to trade between Europe and Asia?
The Silk Road
How many colonies were there?
13
What was the job of most of the French men living in the "new world" during the early 1600s?
Fur Trappers and Traders
Why did the colonists eventually decide they needed to be free from England?
Who became the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Why did people have to stop trading on the Silk Road?
The Ottoman Empire blocked the Silk Road and required payment for trading.
What colony is now known as the "lost colony"?
Roanoke
Why did the Indians agree to team up with the French?
The French were kind to the Indians and traded with them. They both wanted their lands undisturbed.
What was the event called when the colonists dressed up as Indians and boarded an English ship to throw all the tea into the sea?
The Boston Tea Party
What kind of government did the Continental Congress create for America?
A Republic
What were people looking for when they "discovered" North and South America?
A sea route to Asia.
What was the main reason that the pilgrims (the separatists) wanted to come to the colonies?
They wanted freedom to worship God how how they wanted.
Why did the French and Indians easily defeat the trained British soldiers at first?
The British wore bright red coats. The French and Indians hid and knew the land so they could attack in secret.
What document was written by the Continental Congress to tell England that the United States wanted to be its own country?
The Declaration of Independence
What is the law of the land called in the United States?
The Constitution
Why did Christopher Columbus call the Native Americans he found "Indians"?
He thought he had sailed all the way to India.
What was the first permanent settlement to be established in the United States?
Jamestown
Which American hero became famous as an officer during the French and Indian War?
George Washington
Not only were George Washington and his army fighting the British but at Valley Forge they fought against an additional enemy which almost ended them... What enemies?
Cold and hunger.
People thought George Washington should continue to be president after he finished his second term. Why didn't he?
He said that new leaders should be elected and people should not stay in power forever.
How did the Americas get their name?
They were named after Amerigo Vespucci.
What was the time period called when the gospel was preached throughout the colonies and a spiritual revival took place?
The Great Awakening
How did England and the colonists eventually defeat the French and Indians?
By having more people.
After the British surrendered what treaty did they sign with the United States?
The Treaty of Paris
Where was the capital of the United States moved to in 1790?
Washington, D.C.