P1) The Age of Exploration
This Italian explorer (who "founded" America) was sponsored by Spain to find a new route to India, but landed in the Bahamas. He treated the Natives there brutally and history has a different perspective of him now.
Christopher Columbus
Known as America's oldest mystery, this "lost" colony disappeared without a trace. It’s leader, John White, returned after 2 years, to find everyone gone
Roanoke
During the 1760s and 1770s, Colonists in America and the British were in a constant struggle over what?
Taxes
This general (who would go on to become the 1st president of the United States and face of the $1 bill) would command the Continental Army.
George Washington
Bonjour! This European country decided to join the colonies in their war against Britain. They had previously lost to Britain in the 7 years' war.
France
Besides Columbus, name one other European explorer that came to the either Canada, America, or Mexico.
Juan Ponce de Leon & Pedro Menéndez de Avilés to Florida
Sir Walter Raleigh to Virginia
John Smith to Jamestown
William Bradford to Plymouth
John Cabot & Jacques Cartier to Canada
Ponce de Leon & Hernán Cortés & Juan de Onate to Mexico
This was central to life in early Colonial America.
Family
The "shot heard round the world", the first shot of American Revolution, took place in this city, which would be the first battle of the American Revolution.
Lexington
This was the first major battle since the Battles at Lexington and Concord. Inexperienced Colonial soldiers held off hardened British veterans for 2 hours for the high ground here.
Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle in New York is known as "the turning point" of the American Revolution.
Battle of Saratoga
These "3 Gs" refer to the main reasons explorers were coming to America.
Gold, God, and Glory
This single word was carved in a tree on Roanoke. The carving was discovered by John White, who believed it was a sign that the colonists had moved to this place.
Croatoan
On Dec. 16, 1773, this rebel group led the Boston Tea Party, where they dumped 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor in protest.
Sons of Liberty
General Washington had to cross this icy place to pull of his sneak attack at Trenton during Christmas night.
Delaware River
This was the name of the agreement that officially ended the war and the 13 colonies became free and independent America! *Eagle screeches*
Treaty of Paris
The first permanent European community in America was Jamestown. Name 2 of the 4 major issues settlers from the colony faced.
1) Battles with the Natives
2) Lack of hard workers
3) Poor Location
4) Starvation
The Middle Colonies were the most diverse, where immigrants from around the world would come to live. Name one of the 4 states/colonies in the Middle Colonies.
(New York, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania)
This act required colonists to house British soldiers. They could stay in your house!!!
This Founding Father was the author of the Declaration of Independence. (He wrote most of it and is on the $2 bill)
Thomas Jefferson.
Washington needed help doing everything here, like training soldiers, military officer Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was put in charge of training them, and they got supplies and troops from France as well.
Portugal, Spain, France, England
DOUBLE JEOPARDY. You can bet $100 to however many total points you have. NO STEALING. Mr. C will read it :-D
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British soldiers were sent to this city to gather/steal supplies like gunpowder from the colonists. This led to battles at Lexington and Concord.
Charleston
These 2 French military officers were critical in the final battle at Yorktown. Name one of them.
Marquis de Lafayette and JB Rochambeau