Before Colonies
Were there people in America before the United States was created?
Yes
How many original colonies were in America?
13
What year was the first Continental Congress?
1774
What sides fought in the American Revolution?
British and Colonists
What was someone who attended the congress called?
What country gave Columbus money for his trip?
Were the colonies in the East, West, North, or South?
East
What American city saw colonialists throw tea into a harbor?
Boston
Who was the British king at the time?
King George III
In which city did the delegates meet?
Philidelphia
Where was the first European who traveled to America from?
Norway
What country had the most colonies in Eastern America?
England
Name one thing the Stamp Act taxed
Newspapers, legal papers, licenses, leases, stamps
What were soldiers called who were ready to fight in a minute?
Minutemen
Name one tribe that existed in North America
Hohokam, Adenans, Hopewellians, Anasazi, Crow, Creek, Lakota etc
People from two continents made up the colonies. Which two continents?
Europe, Africa
What did loyalists want?
To stay loyal to the king and England
Who was the American general, and future first president?
George Washington
In America, we don't have parliament. Instead, we have:
What year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the Caribbean?
1492
Name one reason someone might move to the colonies
Escape war, religious freedom, political freedom, they were enslaved
What did revolutionaries want?
A revolution, to be free from England
What month and day did the United States declare independence? *Bonus for the year
July 4, 1776
The Supreme Court is the American ________ branch.
Judicial