Who is the famous Italian Explorer who discovered the New World under the financial backing of the Spanish Monarchy?
Christopher Columbus
100
John Rolfe, a prominent English colonist married this famous Powhatan Indian princess. Their marriage helped end the first Anglo-Powhatan war.
Pocahontas
100
This colony was founded by William Penn, a Quaker, and was known for its religious toleration
Pennsylvania
100
Without the support of this nation, the American colonies may not have been successful in their Revolution from England
France
100
The Articles of Confederation had a weak...
National Government
200
The early nomadic people who crossed over into North America had to search for their food and were called...
Hunter Gatherers
200
The crop cultivated by the English beginning in Virginia that soon led to be one of the major cash crops for the English colonies
Tobacco
200
This colony's biggest city was Charles Town, which became of the most important ports for the colonial south.
South Carolina
200
The events at these two places sparked the start of the American Revolution and lead to Paul Revere's famous ride
Lexington and Concord
200
The failure of the Articles of Confederation lead the founding fathers to call this in attempt to establish a new government
Constitutional Convention
300
This was the exchange of people, food, ideas, and diseases between the Old and New World
The Columbian Exchange
300
The first permanent and surviving English settlement in the New World
Jamestown
300
This colony was named after England's Queen Elizabeth and was home to Jamestown, the first English settlement
Virginia
300
Name at least 3 of the Acts that were established by England in an attempt to control the American colonies. These acts helped to lead the colonies to revolt
Name at least 3 Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
400
This particular group of people were known for building large earthen works used mainly for religious purposes. They were located throughout the Mississippi region of the United States
Mound Builders
400
The Roanoke or "Lost Colony" was established in 1585 by this man.
Sir Walter Raleigh
400
This colony was originally controlled by the Dutch and was originally named New Amsterdam
New York
400
To win the Revolution, the colonies needed a strong continental army, as well as, the support of another type of military force composed of ordinary citizens. What is the name of this other type of military force?
Militia
400
This particular event showcased the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and helped lead to the establishment of a new government
Shay's Rebellion
500
The Great Ice Age created this particular land mass so that nomadic people from Asia could cross into the Americas
The Bering Land Bridge
500
John Smith's famous slogan that helped saved the people of Jamestown from "Starving Time."
He Who Shall Not Work Shall Not Eat
500
This colony was founded by James Oglethorpe was originally created as a prison and debtor's colony to be used as a buffer zone for Spanish Florida
Georgia
500
The name of the Treaty that was signed between the American colonies and England to end the American Revolution
The Treaty of Paris
500
This was the nickname given to the nations under the Articles of Confederation