The States
Capital of California
What is California?
they rubbed bear grease on their bodies to keep warm and repel mosquitoes, giving them this name
What are "redskins"?
What are England, France, and Spain
He hailed from Boston, and is considered one of the three starters of the American Revolution. Today, he as a beer named after him and is buried at the Old Burying Ground in Boston across from a bar.
Who is Sam Adams?
The Declaration of Independence is approved on this day, a year after losing the Battle of Bunker Hill
What is July 4, 1776?
Harrisburg
What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
He is the reason that Jamestown Colony survived in 1607
Who is Captain John Smith?
In the 17th century (1600s) this group of Indians was the most powerful in Eastern America
Who are the Iroquois?
He wrote "Common Sense" and also wrote that "These are the times that try men's souls" about British rule of the colonies
Who is Thomas Paine?
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Capital of South Dakota
What is Pierre?
Who is Virginia?
Who was George Washington?
He was one of three also thought to have instigated the American Revolution. "Give me liberty of give me death".
Who is Patrick Henry?
This important issue was taken out of the original Declaration, for fear that Georgia and South Carolina would not sign.
What is slavery?
Des Moines
What is the capital of Iowa?
She was in love with Captain John Smith and married John Rolfe
Pocahontas
In May 1756, the name of the war that the English (British) started against the French in Europe.
What is the Seven Years War?
Cousin of Sam Adams, and later he would become a President of the United States
Who is John Adams?
He was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. He signed his name so big and said, "I want the King to read it, without his glasses."
Who is John Hancock?
Capital of Vermont
What is Montpelier?
They arrived in Jamestown in 1619
Who were the first African slaves?
This side won the French and Indian War
Who were the British?
The actual number of colonists that died during the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770.
What is 5?
The Pennsylvania State House later became known as this
What is Independence Hall?
St. Paul
What is the capital of Minnesota?
They landed in Plymouth in 1620
Who were the Pilgrims?
In most wars, fought on the North American continent, this group was usually the loser in the end
Who are the Native American Indians?
He is responsible for creating "Committees of Congress" that would lead to the First Continental Congress in 1774.
Who is Sam Adams?
She kept telling her husband to "remember the ladies, John" as she fought for women's rights during the creation of the United States
Who is Abigail Adams?
Capital of North Carolina
What is Raleigh?
This Samoset Indian spoke English and saved the Pilgrims from perishing in 1620
Who is Squanto?
George Whitfield began a religious movement called the Great Awakening upon his arrival in North America in what year?
What is 1739?
On April 19, 1775 the British Army marched on Lexington and Concord looking for these two men
Who are John Hancock and Sam Adams?
He spent a lot of time in Europe, as an ambassador, trying to get France to support America against the British
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Dover
What is the capital of Delaware?
King Charles hated this group and was happy when they left for the North American colonies
Who were the Puritans?
This proclamation, by the King of England, said that the British colonists would avoid trouble with the natives by not moving east of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
History would show that he had help, but he was known for riding on April 19, 1775 yelling "The British Are Coming" and "One if by land, two if by sea".
He was a silversmith by trade
Who is Paul Revere?
On Christmas Eve 1776, George Washington led his men across this frozen river and captured 900 Hessians
What is the Delaware River?
Capital of South Carolina
What is Columbia?
This school was founded by Puritans in 1636
What is Harvard?
In 1770, he was thought to have cut a path through the Cumberland Gap, ignoring the King's Proclamation of 1763
Who is Daniel Boone?
In 1780 he switched to the side of the British and his name became with synonymous with "traitor".
Who is Benedict Arnold?
He became one of George Washington's best friends, and GW made him the new nation's first Secretary of War. He died after swallowing a chicken bone that became lodged in his intestine
Who is Henry Knox?
Salem
What is the capital of Oregon?
He was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636 for saying that land should not be taken from the Indians. He later founded Providence, which would become the capital of Rhode Island.
Who is Roger Williams?
He believed that the colonists should pay for the French and Indian War and began taxing the colonies
Who is King George III?
Seven famous men from this colony, including George Washington, rode together to the Second Continental Congress in 1775
What was the Virginia Colony?
He became America's first Naval hero in 1779
Who is John Paul Jones?
Capital of Kansas
What is Topeka, Brenna?
She was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636 for challenging the ministers. She had 15 children.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
This famous saying by colonists summed up their argument about not being able to vote in England while being taxed by Parliament and the King
He became the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army by unanimous vote at the Second Continental Congress. (Some thought the Congress would choose John Hancock.)
Who was George Washington?
The British Army did this on October 17, 1781
What is surrender 8,000 men at Yorktown to George Washington? (American Revolution was over)
Cheyenne
What is the capital of Wyoming?
In 1692 and 1693 more than 200 people were accused, 30 were found guilty, and 20 were sentenced to death during this regretful time in colonial times
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
In 1765, this act levied a tax on every piece of paper used in the colonies
What is the Stamp Act?
This first major battle of the Revolutionary War occurred in June 1775 on Breed's Hill in Boston. Today, it is know as this battle.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?