Columbus/Early Explorers
13 Colonies
American Revolution
Slavery
Random
100
The FIRST explorers to the Americas were from this region.
What is West Africa
100
Virginia was in this region of colonies. (i.e. New England, Middle, or Southern)
What is Southern Colonies?
100
This is how George Washington became the most wealthy man in Virginia.
What is he married the richest woman in Virginia?
100
This was the name for the middle step of the journey from Africa to the United States that slaves would have to travel. It was the second leg of the triangle trade.
What is the Middle Passage?
100
Which of the following crops were not a crop primarily grown by the Southern colonies? a. Tobacco b. Cotton c. Indigo d. Rice e. Corn
What is e. Corn
200
Although Columbus sailed for Spain, he was born in this country.
What is Italy
200
The middle colonies primarily engaged in trade as an economic endeavor for this geographic reason.
What is their location near major bodies of water such as the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers?
200
Prior to his involvement in the American Revolution, John Adams was best known for his career in...
What is Lawyer?
200
This is a person who fights against slavery.
What is an abolitionist?
200
This is the definition of a statistic.
What is a fact with numbers?
300
Columbus gave this argument to the King and Queen of Spain to convince them to fund his journey.
What is "find an alternate route to Asia"?
300
The Southern colonies were primarily engaged in this type of economic activity.
What is farming?
300
***DAILY DOUBLE*** POINTS ARE 600 The Townshend Acts differed from the Stamp Act in the way it was administered for this reason.
What is that it was an indirect tax versus a direct tax?
300
More people were enslaved during this time period. a. 1650 - 1780 b. 1780 - 1865 c. 1990 - 2012
What is C?
300
A properly written MEL CON body paragraph, with 3 E's, will have how many sentences?
What are 8 sentences?
400
African societies favored living with this type of family in their housing.
What is an extended family?
400
This region of colonies was the most urban of all the regions.
What is the New England colonies?
400
In addition to Sam Adams, this man was the other influential leader of the Sons of Liberty.
Who is John Hancock?
400
What is a human trafficking hub? What is the definition of a hub?
What is a center of activity. In human trafficking, these are usually large cities with heavy transportation.
400
This is the definition of a thesis.
What is the argument of a paper? It is usually one to two sentences long.
500
Columbus sailed approximately this many years after Leif Ericson.
What is 500 years?
500
This colony was a member of the New England region of colonies.
What is Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Connecticut?
500
If you were to look at these three events in American history, this one came first. 1. the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 2. the Second Continental Congress, or 3. the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
500
List as many characteristics of slavery that Federick Douglass had to endure as you can.
What is bondage, forced labor, loss of identity, loss of family....any more?
500
This is the definition of mercantilism.
What is the economic policy of a country that encourages local trade, rather than imports of foreign goods.
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