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100

The faction of Christians who believed King Henry’s Church of England was too similar to Catholicism

Who were the Puritans

100

Dutch explorer Adrian Block named this state “Roodt Eylandt” in reference to the red clay that lined the shore 

What was Rhode Island

100

This American military general relied heavily on a secret intelligence network

Who was George Washington

100

This is known as the “formal breakup letter” with England

What is the Declaration of Independence

100

Bread contaminated with a hallucinogenic fungus was one possible cause of this event

What were the Salem witch trials

200

Pilgrims were also known by this name

What was the Separatists

200

These two plantation colonies were known for tobacco crops 

What were Maryland and Virginia

200

This American Indian was credited with helping the Lewis and Clark expedition

Who was Sacagawea

200

British Parliament passes this legislation in 1765 as a means to pay for British troops in America

What is The Stamp Act

200

This region of the colonies is known for cold weather, rocky soil, trees, and shipbuilding

What are the New England colonies

300

This religious group originally settled in Maryland

Who were the Catholics

300

This colony was founded by James Ogelthorpe and was a buffer between Spanish Florida and the rest of the 13 colonies

What was Georgia

300

This person said “He that shall not work, shall not eat” and helped organize the people at Jamestown

Who was John Smith

300

This was America’s first governing document, creating equal and just laws 

What is the Mayflower Compact

300

This physical land barrier bordered the original 13 colonies to the west

What are the Appalachian mountains

400

A phrase for the belief that it was God’s plan for the U.S. to expand its dominion across the entire North American continent

What is Manifest Destiny

400

This colony was once a part of Massachusetts and was settled by fishermen

What was New Hampshire

400

This man was put in charge of the expedition to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory

Who was Meriwether Lewis

400

In 1781 the U.S. came together as a nation and ratified this, what’s known as the first constitution

What is The Articles of Confederation

400

Jamestown was established this year

What is 1607

500

During the Colonial era, this group of people had radical beliefs for the time, like women were spiritually equal to men, rejected elaborate religious ceremonies, and mandatory church attendance

Who were the Quakers

500

Early on this area was known as the “Lower Counties of Pennsylvania” and later split off by William Penn and became its own colony

What was Delaware

500

He was one of the great heroes of the Stamp Act who proposed the Virginia Resolves 

Who was Patrick Henry

500

What treaty ended the American Revolution and in what year

What is The Treaty of Paris in 1783

500

The New York colony was first settled by this people group in 1613

Who were the Dutch

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