Age of Exploration
This European country was the dominant world power during this time
What is Spain?
This document acted as a permission slip granting companies or people the right to form a colony
What is a charter?
This War changed the fate of North America, and can largely be considered the First World War in terms of scale
What is the French and Indian War/ Seven Years War?
The Commander-in-Chief of the Continental army
Who is George Washington?
This John made Jamestown prosperous by growing tobacco
Who is John Rolfe?
This country controlled most of what is now the United States
What is France?
This colony was the first successful English Colony in North America
What is Jamestown?
These were forced upon the colonists as a way to help Britain's debt.
What are taxes?
The DeFacto (stand in) government for the colonies during the American revolution
(Hint: they drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence)
What is the 2nd Continental Congress?
This John lost the colony of Roanoke
Who is John White
This explorer lead an expedition that successfully circumnavigated the globe, though he himself died in the Philippines
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
This event signaled the decline of Spain's empire and the rise of England
What is the defeat of the Spanish Armada?
These pieces of legislation shut down Boston harbor, allowed soldiers to quarter in civilian homes, dissolved the Massachusetts charter, and placed the colony of Massachusetts under Martial Law
What are the Intolerable Acts/ Coercive Acts?
George Washington's rival at the start of the war
This John boldly wrote his name on the Declaration of Independence large enough for King George III to read without his spectacles
Who is John Hancock?
This explorer was the first to directly sail to India from Europe
Who is Vasco de Gama?
These are the three regions the original 13 colonies were sorted into
What is New England, Middle, and Southern colonies?
This man was the first casualty of the Boston Massacre, and some historians argue that he was the first casualty of the American Revolution
Who is Crispus Attucks?
A group of German mercenaries stationed in Trenton, New Jersey who were attacked by George Washington on Christmas
Who are Hessians?
This John was the Captain of the Minutemen at the Battle of Lexington
Who is John Parker?
This economic system encouraged countries to build colonies in order to send raw materials back to the "mother" country
What is mercantilism?
This group came to America seeking religious freedom, but was known for their strict social rules and intolerance of others, leading to the Salem Witch Trials
Who were the Puritans?
This meeting between colonial delegates was meant to determine what the colonies relationship with Britain should be moving forward. They officially determined to continue boycotts, but to also begin training local militias.
What is the 1st Continental Congress?
This battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This John was a delegate who negotiated the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 along with Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Henry Laurens
Who is John Jay?