European Exploration
What was the main goal of European explorers during the Age of Exploration?
For God, for Glory, and for Gold.
In what year was Jamestown established?
1607
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
The Mayflower
What was the Great Awakening?
A religious revival that took place in the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.
What was the primary occupation of most colonists in the early American colonies?
Farming
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on all printed material.
Which European country was the first to establish colonies in the Americas?
Spain
Who is known for helping to save the Jamestown colony from starvation?
John Smith
What document did the Pilgrims sign to establish a government in their new colony?
The Mayflower Compact
Who was a famous preacher during the Great Awakening known for emotional sermons?
George Whitefield
What did Thomas Jefferson believe was important for a strong society?
For every man to own and work his own land.
What event is known as the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor in protest of tea taxes.
What ship design helped explorers travel longer distances?
The Caravel
What was the first permanent English colony in North America?
Jamestown
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
To seperate themselves from the Church of England
What two branches of Christianity did George Whitefield help found?
The Methodists and Evangelicals
By the mid-1700s, what was the majority descent of colonists?
English descent
What was the Boston Massacre?
A confrontation where British soldiers killed five colonists and injured six.
Who was the explorer that discovered the Bahamas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What crop helped Jamestown thrive economically?
Tobacco
Who was the prominent leader of the Pilgrims?
William Bradford
What change in preaching style occurred during the Great Awakening?
Preachers began to use more emotion and personal connection.
What was the significance of the Proclamation of 1763?
It prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What group of rebels was Paul Revere a part of?
The Sons of Liberty
Which two countries fought in the French and Indian War?
France and England
Who married Pocahontas, creating a key relationship between the colonists and Native Americans?
John Rolfe
What was the main difference between Pilgrims and Puritans?
Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Church of England, while Puritans wanted to reform it.
Which group of people began to embrace Christianity in large numbers during the Great Awakening?
African Americans
What was one of the main reasons for the colonists' frustration with British rule?
They were being taxed without representation.
What was the significance of the battles at Lexington and Concord?
They marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.