Exploration & Colonies
Who was the explorer who sailed for Spain in 1492 and discovered the New World?
Answer: Christopher Columbus
What region had rocky soil, cold winters, and relied on fishing and shipbuilding?
Answer: New England Colonies
What is money collected by the government from its citizens?
Answer: Taxes
What British law stopped colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains in 1763?
Answer: Proclamation Line of 1763
What mountain range acted as a natural barrier to western settlement?
Answer: Appalachian Mountains
What was the first failed English colony known as the “Lost Colony”?
HINT: This vanished Colony rhymes with "NO JOKE"
Answer: Roanoke
What region was known as the “breadbasket” because it grew lots of grain?
Answer: Middle Colonies
What is a formal friendship agreement between groups or nations?
Answer: Alliance
What event in Boston led to five colonists being killed by British soldiers?
Answer: Boston Massacre
How did geography affect the economy of the Southern Colonies?
Answer: Fertile soil and warm climate allowed for large plantations
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What was the first successful English colony in North America?
Answer: Jamestown
What region relied on plantations and slave labor for its economy?
Answer: Southern Colonies
What was the name of Britain’s lawmaking body?
Answer: Parliament
What movement in the 1730s–40s inspired democratic ideas and religious revival?
Answer: The Great Awakening
What was one effect of the Navigation Acts on the colonies?
Answer: It limited colonial trade and caused resentment toward Britain
Why did the Pilgrims come to Plymouth in 1620?
Answer: To gain religious freedom
What line separated the Middle and Southern Colonies?
HINT: We DIDNT LEARN THIS YET BUT IT"S AN INVISIBLE LINE : THE INITIALS ARE MDL.
Answer: Mason-Dixon Line
What economic system said colonies should make money for their mother country?
Answer: Mercantilism
What war between Britain and France was fought for control of North America?
Answer: French and Indian War
Why did most New Englanders turn to fishing, shipbuilding, and trade instead of farming?
Answer: The rocky soil made large-scale farming difficult
What document did the Pilgrims sign to establish self-government in Plymouth?
Answer: The Mayflower Compact
Which colonial region had the most religious tolerance and diversity?
HINT: Not the top, or not the bottom
Answer: Middle Colonies
What series of laws controlled trade between England and its colonies?
Answer: Navigation Acts
What treaty ended the French and Indian War in 1763?
Answer: Treaty of Paris (1763)
What was a major cause of the American colonies becoming more independent over time?
Answer: They developed their own governments and trade systems