This is the land bridge over which people first crossed onto the North American continent
What is Beringia?
100
Spanish treasure ships carried gold and silver worth about this much from the Americas back to Spain weekly during their peak.
What is 14 million
100
This geographic term refers to the group of colonies who utilized agriculture as their main source of economic development.
What is the Southern Colonies
100
This act attempted to make French sugar more expensive than British Sugar
What is the Sugar Act
100
He wrote Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine
200
Why did the natives cross into Northern America
What is following prey animals?
200
This Spanish word means conqueror
What is conquistador
200
This Dutch trading post surrendered to the British and later became a major city.
What is New Amsterdam?
200
This act was passed on the same day as the repeal of the Stamp act and gave parliament the right to tax the colonies as they saw fit.
What is the Declaratory Act
200
A great deal of Common Sense deals with the trials and tribulations occurring in this Massachusetts city
What is Boston
300
This disease was responsible for the majority of the deaths in the Native American population.
What is Smallpox
300
This religious group was known for teaching everyone in their community to read
Who are the Puritans
300
This rebellion was comprised of about 20 slaves who were executed when they were caught
What is Stono's Rebellion
300
This man founded the committees of correspondance
Who is Sam Adams
300
This statement, written and published in 1776 was meant to formalize the rift between Britain and the Colonies
What is The Declaration of Independence
400
This conquistador was known for conquering the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortes
400
This religious group in colonial America is known for their belief that God's Love is present in all men
Who are the Quakers
400
These religiously motivated persecutions were potentially fueled by tension from Native American attacks and ergot, and resulted in numerous deaths.
What are the Salem Witch Trials
400
This hyped up encounter resulted from unemployment and lead to the death of 5 colonists by 8 redcoats.
What is the Boston Massacre
400
This founding father was the author of the main body of The Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
500
He was known as the first advocate for universal human rights
Who is Bartolomé de las Casas
500
She taught puritans that they did not need a church or a priest to interpret the bible.
Who is Anne Hutchinson
500
This is the name given to the British relaxing trade laws as long as taxes and financial obligations are met
What is Salutary Neglect
500
called by what name, this meeting resolved to support Massachusetts right to defend itself, as well as all of the colonies rights to govern themselves.
What is the first continental congress
500
These are asserted as being unalienable rights inthe Declaration of Independence.
What is Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness