Early Explorers
Who were the first explorers (aside from the Natives) of North America?
The Vikings
What was the name of the first European settlement in what is now the United States?
Jamestown.
How many British Colonies were originally formed?
13
What did the British Government impose on the American Colonists because of the debt they incurred during the French and Indian War?
Taxes! (Stamp act is also acceptable)
Which famous Patriot went on a midnight ride shouting "The British are coming" before being captured.
Paul Revere
Which future "First Lady" (the country's 1st First Lady) gave over $20,000 of her own money to support the American Colonists troops during the Revolutionary War?
Martha Washington
What type of literary source comes from a person who was actually there and experiences what they wrote about?
A primary source.
What region of North America did Christopher Columbus first explore, mistaking it for the East Indies?
What resource were the settlers hoping to find in the Virginia?
Gold.
What colony region was Georgia considered to be a part of?
Southern
Who threatened the stamp agents, forcing the Stamp Act to be repealed?
The Sons of Liberty
Which two battles are considered the first battles of the Revolutionary War?
Daily Double Bonus Question:
What do people now call the first shot that was fired in those battles?
The battles of Lexington and Concord
Bonus answer:
"The shot heard 'round the world"
Which former slave became a poet that wrote poetry celebrating the "freedom of America"?
Phyllis Wheatley
Which government that we learned about is a part of a parliamentary system?
The British Monarchy
Which Dutch explorer explored the rivers of New Jersey and New York from 1607-1610?
Henry Hudson
How did the Jamestown settlers expect to find food?
They thought the Native Americans would give them food.
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
What committees were formed to ensure messages get delivered faster to the colonists?
The Committees of Correspondence.
What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince the colonists that they should declare independence from Britain?
Common Sense
Which influential playwright hosted "Sons of Liberty" meetings in her home?
Mercy Otis Warren
Whose government is the oldest current democracy in the world?
The Iroquois Tribe
Which TWO empires were destroyed by the Spanish Conquistadors of the 1500s?
The Inca and Aztec empires
What were the English Settlers promised about land when they first arrived in Jamestown?
That each settler would get 50 acres of land after 7 years of work.
Which region's colonies used slavery to run their plantations?
The Southern Colonies
What were the series of acts called that punished the British Colonists by doing things such as closing Boston's trade port?
The Intolerable Acts
How did the British convince slaves to fight for them?
By promising them their freedom after the war.
They did not keep this promise :(
Which woman, at 18 years old, delivered a message across enemy lines during a Revolutionary War unit?
Emily Geiger
How many years passed from when the Declaration of Independence was written to when the Treaty of Paris officially ended the war?
Just over 7 years. (7 years and 2 months)
What regions of North America did the Vikings explore?
Daily Double Bonus Question: Name a Viking explorer who is an ancestor of Mr. Scheafer's.
Greenland and Canada.
Bonus: Leif Erickson or Erik the Red.
Which Powhatan princess was captured, taken to Jamestown, became a translator, and then moved to England with her new husband?
Pocahontas
In regards to religion, what was a key difference between the New England colonies such as Massachusetts and the Middle Colonies such as New York?
The New England Colonies were strictly Puritan, but the Middle Colonies were tolerant of other religions.
What was the Boston Tea Party (dumping of tea by the colonists) in response to?
The British Parliament passing the Tea Acts.
Who is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Daily Double Bonus Question:
What date was the Declaration of Independence written?
Thomas Jefferson
Bonus: July 4th, 1776
Who was a slave that developed a relationship with British soldiers, which gave her the opportunity to free jailed colonists?
Mammy Kate
What is it called in media (newspaper/articles/pamphlets/cartoons), when a misleading message is being used to influence a group of people to believe a certain way?
Propaganda