Vocabulary
The act of sailing around something is called
What is circumnavigation?
How did explorers come to America?
A Person from England who wanted to improve the Church of England is called
What is a Puritan?
A tax on imported goods is called...
What is a tariff?
A government run by the people is called
What is a democracy?
A place to live that is set up in a new area is called
What is a settlement?
What did Explorers originally think they found when they found America?
What is Asia?
What colony did the Pilgrims assist in creating?
What is Massachusetts?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What event saw colonists throwing tea into the harbor to protest taxes?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
To be not accepting of ideas or behaviors different from one’s own is to be
What is intolerant?
Name three explorers of America.
Answer may vary.
Name the three regions (areas) of the American colonies.
What are New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies?
Who are Loyalists and Patriots?
A skilled person who makes things with their hands and the person who trains under them are called...
What are Artisan and Apprentice?
A large farm with many workers who lived on the land they worked
What is a plantation?
Name two countries that had claims in America thanks to explorers.
Who are England, France, Portugal, Spain, and etc.
In the colonies, which group welcomed people of different religions as part of their “holy experiment”?
Who are the Quakers?
What fighting event caused Britain to have a huge debt that led to taxes?
What is the French and Indian War?
An organized refusal to buy goods or services is called
What is a boycott?
Explain why Explorers wanted to come to America.
Name at least 2 reasons people came to America.
What are Trade, Religion, and Farming?
Name Three Different Acts that the British passed on the Americans.
What are Stamp, Sugar, Townshend, Tea, Intolerable (Coercive) Acts?
Name the six themes of History. (Grapes)
What are Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economy, and Social Structure?