Life in the Colonies
What were the three regions of the 13 Colonies?
New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
What was the tax that made colonists pay extra for paper, newspapers, and cards?
Stamp Act
Hymns were written by this person and were sung in the colonies during the Great Awakening.
Isaac Watts
What direction is opposite of north on a compass?
South
What park did Ms. Angelica work at in Disney World?
Magic Kingdom
Which colony was founded by William Penn as a place for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
What event in 1770 involved British soldiers firing into a crowd of colonists?
The Boston Massacre
This person was one of the Sons of Liberty. He warned the Patriots in Lexington of the British troops' movement.
Paul Revere
What imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
What is Ms. Angelica's favorite food and drink?
Pizza and Dr. Pepper
Name one way children learned in colonies.
At home, in small schools, or in apprenticeships
What did colonists do at the Boston Tea Party?
They dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes.
Who did not allow the colonies to trade freely with other colonies?
King George III
The largest continent is
Asia
How old is Ms. Angelica?
26 years old
What did people in the Middle Colonies grow that earned them the nickname "Breadbasket Colonies"?
Wheat and other grains
What was it called when colonists refused to buy British Goods?
Boycott
Patriots who were trained to be ready to fight at a minute's notice were called?
Minutemen
The warmest ocean is the _____ Ocean.
Indian
Name a country Ms. Angelica would like to visit one day?
Japan or Amsterdam