Early Settlements
What was another name for the Pigrims?
What are the Puritans or the Separatists.
This middle colony was taken from the Dutch and had a great harbor and rivers for shipping and trade.
What was New York?
This man was a Patriot leader who spoke before British Parliament and was accused of treason. He was a printer, inventor, scientist, and politician.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This woman disguised herself as a man and fought in the Revolutionary War.
Who was Deborah Sampson?
The author of Common Sense.
Who was Thomas Paine?
This Native American lost his tribe to disease and helped the Pilgrims learn to plant and fish in Plymouth.
Who was Squanto?
Founded by William Penn, a Quaker, this colony was founded so that Quakers could live safely.
What was Pennsylvania?
This law forced the colonists to house and feed the British soldiers.
What was the Quartering Act?
This battle became a turning point for the Continental Army. The British Army surrendered, showing it was possible for the Continental Army to win. This battle caused France to decide to be an ally.
What was Saratoga?
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This man, from England, thought colonies in North America would make his country richer. He sent two ships that landed on the island of Roanoke.
Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?
Roger Williams left Massachusetts and came to this colony. He started a city called Providence.
What was Rhode Island?
After the French and Indian War, Britain passed this law, to keep colonists from moving West and to protect them from the Native Americans.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
This city is where the Americans, British, French, and Spanish met to sign a treaty.
What was Paris?
The first delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence in bold letters.
Who was John Hancock?
This early English settlement was built on a marsh but did become the first successful English settlement.
What was Jamestown?
This New England colony was founded so people could have religious freedom. The climate was cold and the soil was rocky.
What was Massachusetts Bay colony?
After the Boston Tea Party, the British passed these. A series of very harsh laws, one of which closed Boston Harbor.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Small groups of soldiers made up of volunteers were called this.
What is a militia?
The leader of Jamestown, who said "Any man who would not work would not eat."
Who was John Smith?
What was carved into a gate post when John White returned to Roanoke?
What was CROATOAN.
This southern colony was known for its long growing seasons and produced a lot of cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo crops.
What was Georgia?
This British tea company was the only company the colonists were allowed to buy tea from.
What was the British East India Company?
This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
The young Native American girl who helped John Smith and eventually married John Rolfe.
Who was Pocahontas?