Famous People
Places We Should Know
Glossary
Chapter 10
Other Important Facts
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Susanna
Who was the mother of John and Charles Wesley?
100
New France
What did France call it's new land in the New World?
100
Tepee
What is a name for an Indian home made with animal skin stretched over poles?
100
King George III
Who was King of England during the American War for Independence?
100
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What was used as a pattern for a very important document?
200
Montezuma
Who was the leader of the Aztec Indians?
200
French vs. English
Who was fighting each other in the French and Indian War?
200
History
What is the story of what happened in the life of a country or people?
200
Tax
What is money that people pay to help run their government?
200
to cook and heat the house
What two important purposes was the fireplace in the colonial home used for?
300
Aztecs
What was the name of the Indian tribe in Mexico?
300
Chesapeake Bay
What bay was Jamestown built on?
300
hornbook
What is a paddle-shaped board which attached one sheet containing the alphabet and the Lord's Prayer.
300
Boston Massacre
What incident did the British soldiers fire into the crowd of colonials after the colonials had been taunting them?
300
Quinnehtukqut
What is the Indian name for Connecticut?
400
Peter Stuyvesant
Who was a Dutch governor of New Netherland who finally surrendered to the British?
400
Marlyand
What colony was started by catholics?
400
Town Criers
Who were men paid by the town to wander about the streets and call out the latest news?
400
Minutemen
What were patriots called who were ready to fight at a minute's notice?
400
Sea Dogs
Who were English sea captains who raided Spanish boats?
500
Roger Williams
Who escaped into the wilderness to avoid religious persecution and founded Providence, Rhode Island?
500
St. Lawrence River (2 answers)
Where is Quebec built and where did the French and Indian War come to an end?
500
Quakers
What was the religious group that settled Pennsylvania?
500
William Dawes
Along with Paul Revere, who rode through the country side on horseback, shouting, "The British are Coming!"
500
June 14th
When is flag day?
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