A New Land
The American Colonies
Beginning of the Revolutionary War
End of the Revolutionary War
Rights and Freedoms in the U.S.
100
Why did Great Britain send people to America?


a. to build schools  b. to run a race  c. to find new land

c. to find new land
100
What did Great Britain have that America did NOT have when the colonists arrive?


a. land  b. stores  c. airplanes

b. stores
100
Who did the colonists have to fight against in the Revolutionary War?


a. Native Americans  b. France  c. Great Britain

c. Great Britain
100
Who was the leader of the American army?


a. Abraham Lincoln  b. Frederick Douglass  c. George Washington

c. George Washington
100
What country is in control of the United States?


a. France  b. No Country  c. Great Britain

b. No Country
200
What did the countries in Europe want to find in other lands across the ocean?


a. animals  b. riches  c. freedom

b. riches
200
When was the first British colony created in America?


a. 1492  b. 1537  c. 1607

c. 1607
200
Who was one of the men that warned colonists that the British Army was coming?


a. Paul Revere  b. George Washington  c. Ben Franklin

a. Paul Revere
200
What advantages did the British have over America?


a. better generals  b. more supplies  c. they knew the land better

b. more supplies
200
What does every citizen of the United States have?


a. money  b. rights  c. land

b. rights
300
What time period did explorers travel across the ocean to America?


a. 1200s-1300s  b. 1400s-1500s  c. 1600s-1700s

b. 1400s-1500s
300
What was the name of the first British settlement in America?


a. New York  b. Jamestown  c. Washington, D.C.

b. Jamestown
300
What were the men called that were the colonists first soldiers?


a. Red Coats  b. Minutemen  c. Army

b. Minutemen
300
Who helped the Americans defeat the British?


a. French  b. Native Americans  c. Great Britain

a. French
300
What do all American citizens have a right to do?


a. steal  b. vote  c. avoid paying taxes

b. vote
400
What ocean did people from Europe travel across to get to America?


a. Atlantic  b. Pacific  c. Indian

a. Atlantic
400
What did the Native Americans teach the colonists?


a. Where to buy food  b. When the sun sets  c. How to farm

c. How to farm
400
When did fighting between the British and colonists begin?


a. April 19  b. July 4  c. December 25

a. April 19
400
What did the French send to help America?


a. land  b. food  c. soldiers

c. soldiers
400
What is one thing that taxes pay for?


a. roads  b. cars  c. video games

a. roads
500
Which explorer was the first to travel across the Pacific Ocean?


a. Amerigo Vespucci  b. Christopher Columbus  c. Ferdinand Magellan

c. Ferdinand Magellan
500
By what year were there finally 13 colonies settled in America?


a. 1733  b. 1776  c. 1789

a. 1733
500
What did the king want to give to the colonists?


a. horses and soldiers  b. taxes and laws  c. guns and supplies

b. taxes and laws
500
What document was signed that ended the Revolutionary War?


a. Emancipation Proclamation  b. Treaty of Paris of 1783  c. Declaration of Independence

b. Treaty of Paris of 1783
500
How are taxes decided?


a. the president decides  b. the mayor decides  c. the people decide

c. the people decide
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