Early Settlements
What was the first colony established in North America by the English? (Known as the Lost Colony)
Roanoke
List the four New England colonies.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire
What was the nickname that colonists gave to the British soldiers as a joke?
Redcoats
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington DC
A ___________ is part ownership of a company.
stock
Who was chosen as the leader of the Jamestown settlement?
List the four Middle colonies.
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
Who was put in charge of the Continental Army?
George Washington
List three states that border Kentucky.
A ______________ is the money left over after all costs have been paid.
profit
What was the motto said to the Jamestown settlers to get them to work?
"No work, no food!"
List the five Southern colonies.
What were the colonists told to do to preserve ammunition at the battle of Bunker Hill?
"Don't fire until you see the whites in their eyes!"
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, and Southern
Goods sent out of the country are known as?
Exports
What was the agreement that the Pilgrims created amongst each other on the way to America?
What was the cash crop grown in the Southern colonies that was used to dye clothing?
Indigo
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth in half horizontally?
Goods brought into the country are known as?
Imports
What was the name of the Native American confederacy that the Jamestown settlers had to live alongside/interact with?
The Powhatan Confederacy
Who founded the Georgia colony?
James Oglethorpe
What were the terms used to call colonists who supported independence and those who supported the British?
Patriots/Loyalists
List all seven continents.
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia
People who agree to work without pay for a specific time to pay off a debt are known as?
Indentured Servants