Early Colonies
European explorers were looking for a faster sea route to this continent for trade.
What is Asia?
These workers made goods with iron such as tools, farm equipment, and weaponry.
What are blacksmiths?
These trials in 1692 led to accusations of witchcraft in Massachusetts.
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
I was a Native American woman who helped keep peace between Jamestown and my tribe.
Who is Pocahontas?
This war between Britain and France in North America left Britain with huge debt.
What is the French and Indian War?
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
This cash crop became extremely important to the economy of the Southern Colonies.
What is tobacco?
Different religious groups left England mainly to gain this freedom.
What is religious freedom?
I was the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution, and the colonists were angry at my taxes.
Who is King George III?
Colonists wanted to move West of the _____, but the Proclamation of 1763 prevented them from doing so.
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
This colony mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind only the word “CROATOAN.”
What is Roanoke?
In colonial towns, these were places where goods were bought, sold, and shipped overseas.
What are ports or port cities?
This religious group wanted to “purify” the Church of England.
Who are the Puritans?
I led Jamestown and created strict rules like “He who does not work shall not eat.”
Who is Captain John Smith?
This tax required colonists to pay for printed materials like newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
This crop, introduced by John Rolfe, helped Jamestown become profitable.
What is tobacco?
This trade system connected Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
What is Triangular Trade?
This group came to America seeking religious freedom and settled Plymouth.
Who are the Pilgrims?
I was an inventor, writer, and scientist who experimented with electricity and helped represent the colonies in Europe.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This early Jamestown crisis caused many settlers to die due to lack of food and supplies.
What is the Starving Time?
The harsh journey enslaved Africans endured across the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Middle Passage?
This preacher gave the famous sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
I was a colonial leader who helped organize protests against British taxes and was a key leader of the Sons of Liberty.
Who is Samuel Adams?
This event is known as the “shot heard ‘round the world”.
What is the Battles of Lexington and Concord?