The French came to the US to spread Christianity & to trade with Native Americans for this.
What is fur?
100
These colonies were the warmest, had large farms called plantations, & used slaves as a labor force.
What is the Southern Colonies?
100
This war left England in great debt, so it caused them to tax the colonies.
What is the French & Indian War?
100
This was the first battle of the revolution.
What is the Battle of Lexington & Concord?
100
This American diplomat & inventor edited the Declaration of Independence, published political cartoons, & convinced France to join the war.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
This was the first successful British colony in America.
What is Jamestown?
200
These colonies were known as the "Bread Basket" of America.
What is the Middle Colonies?
200
This imaginary line prohibited colonists to move beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
200
This man engraved the Boston Massacre & he passed the word (via his midnight ride) about the Redcoats coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
200
This battle was a turning point of the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
300
This colony was founded by Pilgrims.
What is Plymouth?
300
These colonies were the coldest, were rocky & hilly, & had large fish & lumber industries.
What is the New England Colonies?
300
This event caused the first casualty (Crispus Attucks) of the Revolution.
What is the Boston Massacre?
300
This was the tactic of hit & run used by militia men against the British.
What is guerrilla warfare?
300
This battle ended the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
400
The colony of Jamestown became successful because of this cash crop.
What is tobacco?
400
This was the exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between the New World (the Americas) and the Old World (Europe).
What is the Columbian Exchange?
400
This British Act taxed imports like glass, paper, paint, lead, & tea, & it also allowed British officers to search homes & businesses for smuggled goods.
What is the Townshend Act?
400
This document, signed in 1776, declared our break up with England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
This German commander trained our soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge.
Who is Baron Von Steuben?
500
These are the reasons (3) the English came to America.
What is trade and profit, religious freedom, & land ownership?
500
This economic theory stated that the solemn purpose of the colonies was to work for the Mother Country (England).
What is Mercantilism?
500
The Intolerable was passed by the British in response to this civil disobedience act that took place in Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
500
This battle in New Jersey against Hessian mercenaries boosted the morale of Washington's army.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
500
This treaty officially ended the Revolution & set up the borders of America.