Colonial Beginnings
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
Who was the Pilgrim leader who became governor of Plymouth for many years?
William Bradford
What event began when colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
What group met in Philadelphia in 1774 to discuss British actions?
The First Continental Congress
What were colonial militia members who could be ready to fight in a minute called?
Minutemen
Name the original colony started by Sir Walter Raleigh.
Roanoke
Who led the Green Mountain Boys in capturing Fort Ticonderoga?
Ethan Allen
Which encounter between colonists and British soldiers left five colonists dead in 1770?
The Boston Massacre
What document officially declared the colonies free and independent from England?
The Declaration of Independence
What Native American leader made peace with the Pilgrims and taught them how to farm and hunt?
Squanto
Which group of English merchants obtained a charter from King James I to begin the Jamestown colony?
The London Company / Virginia Company
Who rode at midnight to warn colonists that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
Which early battle of the War for Independence is known as the “shot heard ’round the world”?
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
What is the name of the plan of government the U.S. still follows today?
The Constitution
Who lived with the Pilgrims, helped them survive, and shared the first Thanksgiving meal?
The Wampanoag (or Chief Massasoit if needed)
What 1636 school law required towns with 50 households to hire a teacher and helped form America’s first public school system?
The Old Deluder Satan Act
Which Virginian said, “Give me liberty or give me death!”?
Patrick Henry
Where did Washington and his army spend the harsh winter of 1777–1778?
Valley Forge
What document lists the first ten amendments that protect Americans’ freedoms?
The Bill of Rights
What reading textbook was used by millions of American children for over 150 years?
The New England Primer
What was the first written constitution in America, created in Connecticut?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Who did the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What battle was the turning point of the American War for Independence?
The Battle of Saratoga
What 1787 meeting produced the Constitution and created a stronger national government?
The Constitutional Convention
Who was the first black American to write a scientific book and also fought in the American Revolution?
Benjamin Banneker