Colonies
This colonial region focused their economy on fishing and whaling
What are the New England Colonies?
What is Harvard?
1770 this snowball fight led to multiple deaths at the hands of the British
What is the Boston Massacre?
What are the Intolerable Acts?
These colonies earned their nickname by their focus on producing cereal grains
What are the Bread Colonies?
This geometric as well as geographic trade route made three stops; Europe, Africa, and America.
What is Triangle Trade?
What is the Old Deluder Satan Act?
1773, this group of rebels protested the tea act
Who are the Sons of Liberty
What are the navigation and trade acts?
This crop was grown in all the colonies
What is corn?
What is the Middle Passage?
When a local school didn't exist, children went to these schools in a home, taught by a woman in the community.
What is Common Sense?
This act made it expensive to trade rum, molasses, and things that sweeten your tea.
What is the Sugar Act?
This colony was founded twice by Sir Walter Raliegh
What is Roanoke?
This native American tribe, whos princess was Pocahontas made a trade agreement with the colonists at Jamestown
Who are the Powhatans?
In an effort to maintain civil relations with England Benjamin Franklin proposed this document
What is the Olive Branch Petition? Or Albany Plan of Union
Daily Double
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
These acts involved playing cards and printed materials
What is the Stamp Act?
This colony was a proprietary colony given to oatmeal man named William. His last name would give it away
What is Pennsylvania?
This man, was the richest man in Massachusetts. Though he's remembered more for his autograph.
Who is John Hancock?
The control of the colonies finances gave the elected legislature this power
What is the Power of the Purse?
He led the unruly group of the Sons of Liberty
Who is Sam Adams?
This Act made your home the home of a British soldier, or two, or three, or four!
What is the Quartering Act?