Reformation
The Pope is the leader of this church.
What is the Catholic Church?
They left England to find a land in which they could raise their children in the culture and religion they wished.
Who were the Puritans?
This colony was founded by the Pilgrims.
What is Boston?
This hero of the Seven Years' War was chosen to be the leader of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This German priest is credited with starting the Reformation when he wrote is 95 theses.
Who is Martin Luther?
This was the first permanent English colony in North America.
What is Jamestown?
Tobacco became an important cash crop of this colony.
What is Virginia?
This war between the English and French ended with the French losing their colonies in North America.
What is the Seven Year's War?
The colonies would not have been able to win their independence without the help of this European country.
What is France?
They fought an 80 year long war against the Spanish for independence.
Who were the Dutch/Netherlands?
The colonies are divided into these three regions.
What are New England, Middle, and Southern?
These two colonies were originally colonized by the Dutch.
What are New York and New Jersey?
Taxes on these three items further angered the colonists.
What are sugar, stamps, and tea?
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet that convinced many colonists that the colonies should be independent from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
This is the name given to Christians who broke from the Catholic Church during the Reformation.
This was a written agreement by the Pilgrims agreeing to pass laws as a group.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This colony was formed to be a home for the Quakers.
What is Pennsylvania?
This law made it so the colonists had to house and feed British soldiers
What is the Quartering Act of 1765?
Thomas Jefferson wrote that we are endowed with these three unalienable rights.
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Property)?
This king started the Church of England (Anglican) when the Pope refused to grant him a divorce.
Who is King Henry the VIII?
The first slaves in America were brought in what year.
What is 1619?
What is Georgia?
This decision by the British Parliament made it so colonists could not settle West of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
George Washington famously helped keep the Continental Army motivated and together while camping here for the winter of 1777.
What is Valley Forge?