This man unintentionally changed the course of history when he lied about the Far East
Marco Polo
Powhatan people initially helped this colony, before denying them help after more people arrived.
This 1636 institution of higher learning was founded to train Puritan ministers
Harvard University
The young Virginia General's Name
George Washington
How many students in this class have a first name beginning with L
Lily, Logan and Leah
1492
In 1619, Virginia brought this to English North America
Slaves from Africa
Puritans were an extreme version of this branch of Christianity
Protestantism
This fork was strategically very important to both the French and the British
The Forks of the Ohio
Kirie
Early English settlers were concerned with hiding their forts from
Spanish pirates
Quakers
A decade after the Mayflower, John Winthrop immigrated with 700 Puritans to Puritan New England, he famously called this Holy Experiment a shinning______
"City Upon a Hill"
After the war, the British took over the French Fort Duquesne, which ultimately became this modern American city
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Logan McCambley, Declan McDougall, Amelia McDowell, Mr. McMillan
Portugal, Spain, England and France
This 1670s war between New England colonists and Wampanoag forces was one of the bloodiest in colonial history.
King Phillips War
Virginia Slave Codes (1705)
This powerful Indigenous alliance decided to join the war on the side of the British
The Iroquois Confederacy
These students first names bookend our class list (A-Z)
Afsana and Yusuf
A phrase used to refer to a religious journey
Pilgrimmage
This harsh winter of 1609–1610 in Jamestown saw the population drop from 500 to about 60, known as
The Starving Time
This term describes the Puritan belief that God has already chosen who will be saved and who will be damned.
The fort the Virginia General was forced to quickly build as he prepared for the French revenge
Fort Neccessity
20 people were executed in the Salem Witch Trials. This is the only student to share the name with one of them.
Sarah