Famous People
Who was the first author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the act that made colonists only trade with the British?
Navigation Acts
What time do archaeologists think Native Americans arrived in the Americas?
Around 30,000 BCE.
What was the event called that punished "witches?"
Salem witch trails
What famous piece did Anne Bradstreet write about her husband?
"To My Dear And Loving Husband"
Who discovered the island known as modern day Bahamas?
Christopher Columbus
What act was put in place due to the Boston Tea Party, also known as the intolerable Acts?
Coercive Act
What was the time period known as the Renaissance?
1300s
What was the event called which American colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
What was the name of the series of poems that were published and written by Phyllis Wheatley.
“Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral”
Who was the first man killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What act was left in place even after the repeal of the Townshend Acts.
Tea Act
What century did the Spanish adopt a system of slavery known as the encomienda system?
16th century
What was the event called that burned Jamestown to the ground?
Bacon's Rebellion
What was written by Thomas Paine and describes that the colonies are well within their rights to rebel against the British.
Common Sense
Who discovered the the coasts of Newfoundland?
John Cabot
What act banned the use of colonial paper currency which made colonists pay this tax with gold and silver?
The Currency Act
The first Europeans to form a settlement in North America were the Vikings who settled around?
1000 CE
What event started due to the killing of an 11-year old boy by a British customs official?
Boston Massacre
What was signed into law on July 4th by 56 members of Congress?
The Declaration of Independence
Who was the 22-year-old soldier who later would become Commander in-chief who was sent by the British to establish a British presence in the area?
George Washington
What act taxed mostly printed goods like legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, etc?
The Stamp Act
Pocahontas was captured by English colonists when?
1613
What was the event called where American colonists attacked, boarded, and set on fire the HMS Gaspee?
Gaspee Affair
What written piece declared the thirteen colonies to be independent of the British Empire?
The Lee Resolution