Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Amerigo Vespucci were explorers that helped discover ________________________________.
The New World OR America
How many original colonies were there?
13
Why were the colonists upset with the king?
Taxes OR Unfair Laws
What year did the revolutionary war begin?
A) 1774
B) 1775
C) 1776
B) 1775
Which direction could the colonists move after the war?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
D) West
A) 1400s - 1500s
B) 1600s - 1700s
C) 1800s - 1900s
A) 1400s - 1500s
What were the people called who moved to America?
Colonists
Who won the French and Indian War?
A) French
B) Indians
C) British
D) Colonists
C) British
Minutemen
How many states are there now?
50
Why did people want to explore the new world?
Money; Freedom; Land
Jamestown was the first English colony created in what year?
A) 1492
B) 1607
C) 1776
B) 1607
How did the colonists feel when the king made them pay more taxes?
Angry
Who was the leader of the American Army?
George Washington
Do people in the United States have to pay taxes?
Yes
How did they get to the new world from Europe?
A) ride a horse
B) fly
C) sail
D) drive
C) sail
How many rooms were in a colonists house?
1
What was the Boston Tea Party?
When the colonists threw tea into the harbor to protest the taxes.
What year did the colonists write the Declaration of Independence and become the United States of America?
1776
What is something that tax money pays for?
Something that makes sense...
Roads, parks, police, schools, fire fighters, military, etc.Was life in The New World easy?
NO!
Who ruled over the 13 colonies?
A) George Washington
B) King George III
C) George Jones
B) King George III
What did the king make colonists pay taxes on?
Any of the following:
Tea, Sugar, Molasses, Paper, Paint, Lead, Glass
What year did the Revolutionary War finally end?
A) 1776
B) 1781
C) 1985
B) 1781
What two countries border the United States?
Canada and Mexico