War
The leader of the American army called the Continental Army, he later became America's first president.
Who is George Washington?
Being on one's own; free.
What is independence?
This first capital of Virginia was named in honor of a the English king and stood until it was burned down by Nathaniel Bacon and his rebels.
What is Jamestown?
This thinker would write a Declaration of independence from Britain and go on to become America's 3rd President.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Also known as rebels, or continentals, this ideology was based around the idea that America should be its own nation.
What is Patriotism?
After the Battle of Saratoga, this nation officially allied with the Americans and helped the colonists defeat the mighty British Empire.
What is France?
A settlement built far away from the it's "mother" country.
What is a colony?
Colonists in Virginia struggled to make any profit until they started to grow this crop which became popular in Europe.
What is tobacco?
The colonists' list of grievances was sent to this man
Who is King George III?
Loyalists and others promoted this form of government, with one person ruling.
What is monarchy?
What is the Battle of Long Island (New York)?
A type of Christianity that is not connected to the Catholic Church.
What is Protestant?
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by members of this strict religious group.
What are Puritans?
She felt that revolutionaries like her husband should've fought for the rights of women as well as men.
Who was Abigail Adams?
American revolutionaries tried to create this form of government, where people rule through their elected representatives.
What is a republic? or What is a democracy?
After the war the British and the Americans agreed to terms signing this document in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This word means a system of beliefs; they often end in -ism or -ist
What is Ideology?
This first English colony in America disappeared by 1587, leaving only a single clue to indicate what happened to them: the word "CROATOAN" carved into a tree.
What is Roanoke?
His 1831 slave revolt was the most successful in slave rebellion in US History. Unfortunately for him it didn't end well.
Who was Nat Turner?
This nation eliminated its monarchy only ten years after America did.
What is France?
At this battle General Washington caught the British by surprise by sailing across the Delaware river on Christmas day and attacking their forces.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This word means to officially put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).
What is Abolish?
This man successfully led the Virginia colony through it's early difficult years where it faced starvation and conflict with Native Americans under the chief Powhatan.
Who is John Smith?
This governor of New Amsterdam was the last Dutch governor before the English takeover? (He also has a high school named after him)
Who was Peter Stuyvesant?
In the 1770s the British East India Company used its influence to get this law passed by the British Parliament.
What is the Tea Act?