Colonies
These were the three crops that were grown on southern plantations.
What was tobacco, cotton, and rice?
Georgia was named after this British king.
Who is King George?
This is the famous document that was signed in 1776, marking the end of colonial America.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Slaves in colonial America were people who were kidnapped from this continent.
What is Africa?
The name of the former Dutch Colony of New York.
What is New Amsterdam?
Today's U.S. state of Maine was once part of this colony.
What was Massachusetts Bay colony?
These grades were taught in a one-room schoolhouse during colonial times.
What are grades 1-8?
This was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims traveled on when they came to America in 1620.
What is the Mayflower?
These were the four New England Colonies.
What was Penn's Woods (named for William Penn)?
This is the meaning of the word Pennsylvania.
What is Penn's Woods (named for William Penn)?
This was a cooper's job.
What was making wooden barrels?
This was the name of the colony formed by Pilgrims in 1620.
What is Plymouth COlony?
These are the four Middle Colonies.
What are New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware?
This is the full name of Rhode Island.
What is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations?
He was a famous colonial American was an author, publisher, politician, scientist, and inventor.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Someone who made wagons and wheels was known as this.
What was a wheelwright?
These were the five Southern Colonies.
What were Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia?
The three things colonial Americans made from corn.
What was cornbread, corn pudding, and corn pancakes?