European Exploration
This was the first permanent English settlement in the New World, founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown
What, was the most crucial reason for the start of the French and Indian War?
What is The Ohio River Valley
This colonial region earned the nickname “the breadbasket colonies” because of its grain production.
What are the Middle Colonies
Who was the king during the French and Indian war and leading up to the American Revolution?
Who is King George III
A 1773 law designed to save the British East India Company by allowing it to sell its ____ directly to the American Colonies
What is Tea Act
The three G's are Gold, God, and _____
What is Glory
What 1763 law forbade colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
What is the Proclamation of 1763
This colonial region was known for its rocky soil and harsh climate, making farming difficult.
What is New England
This Founding Father created the famous “Join, or Die” political cartoon in 1754 to encourage colonial unity.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
An act passed in 1764 taxing molasses and other goods.
What is The Sugar Act
This was the greatest impact European exploration had on Native Americans, leading to massive population decline.
What are Diseases
What group was responsible for the actions of the Boston Tea Party?
Who are The Sons of Liberty
In the Southern Colonies, plantations were most often found on this type of flat, fertile terrain along the coast?
What is Tidewater
This Patriot is famous for his midnight ride warning that the British were coming before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
A 1765 British Law that Imposed a direct tax on the American Colonies, requiring a special stamp.
What is the Stamp Act
This cruel system forcibly transported millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to work in the Americas.
What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade
This famous colonial slogan protested Britain’s right to tax the colonies when they had no voice in Parliament.
What is "No Taxation without Representation"
Quakers moved to what colony to practice religious freedom?
What is Pennslyvania
This Quaker founded the colony of Pennsylvania as a haven for religious freedom in 1681.
This Act was published by the British as a direct response to the Boston Tea Party?
What is The Intolerable Acts
In early European exploration, this official document granted by a monarch gave explorers or companies the right to establish colonies.
This man, the first to die in the Boston Massacre, is remembered as a martyr of the American Revolution.
Who is Crispus Attucks
This colonial region, known for its diversity of people, cultures, and religions, was considered the "melting pot" of the 13 colonies.
What is the middle Colonies
This man led the first rebellion in Jamestown in 1676, known as ___ Rebellion.
Who is Nathaniel Bacon
Which 1767 act imposed taxes on imported goods? Ex(Glass, lead, paper)
What is the Townshend Act