13 Colonies
What was the first successful British Colony in 1607?
Jamestown, Virginia
British policy of minimally enforcing laws in the American colonies from 1600s to mid-1700s because of the geographic distance is called what?
Salutary Neglect
Which region had the most diverse economy and society?
Middle Colonies
What tax was placed on all paper products like contracts, licenses, newspapers, etc.?
Stamp Act
Who was the colonists who drew the Boston Massacre cartoon and later warned the Minutemen that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
Which of the 13 colonies was set up as a prison colony for debtors?
Georgia
Mercantilism
Which region's economy depended upon growing staple crops?
Southern Colonies
The British Quartering Act will later influence the passage of what amendment?
3rd amendment
Who became the leader of the colonial forces during the American Revolution?
George Washington
Which colony was set up by Lord Baltimore as a "Catholic Haven"?
Maryland
Magna Carta
Which region based their whole society around their Puritan Religion?
New England Colonies
The passage of the British Tea Act led to the Sons of Liberty dumping tea into the harbor in what city?
Boston
Thomas Jefferson
What religious group established Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1620?
Pilgrims (Puritans)
English philospher that believed that citizens have the right to rebel against a government that does not protect your natural rights?
John Locke
Which region depended upon slave labor the most?
Southern Colonies
What was the name of the act that closed down the city of Boston after a shipment of tea was dumped into the harbor?
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
Who was the famous diplomat sent to France who convinced the French King to form an alliance with the Colonies in the American Revolution?
Benjamin Franklin
What crop did John Rolfe introduced to Virginia?
The British began to tax the colonies directly after this expensive war?
French and Indian War
Which region based its economy upon shipbuilding and fishing industry?
New England Colonies
The British Writs of Assistance (search warrants) will later influence the passage of what amendment?
4th amendment
Which colonists delegate had the most famous signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock