First Contact
Who was the Italian explorer that first discovered the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Name all thirteen colonies.
(The group that gets the most correct will receive full credit.)
Georgia (1); South Carolina (2); North Carolina (3); Virginia (4); Maryland (5); Delaware (6); Pennsylvania (7); New Jersey (8); New York (9); Massachusetts (10); Connecticut (11); Rhode Island (12); New Hampshire (13)
Which Enlightenment philosopher is most associated with natural rights?
John Locke
What was the name of the forced voyage of enslave Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas?
Middle Passage
Which trial during the Colonial Era set a precedent (example) for freedom of press?
Zenger Trial
Which country funded the first exploration to the America?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
(Hint: The document is named after their ship.)
Mayflower Compact
Which British-born colonist encouraged Americans to declare their independence in Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
A system of trade that involved the exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa and the Americas.
Triangle Trade
What was the smallest colony?
Rhode Island
What was the disease brought over by Europeans that wiped out a significant portion of the indigenous population?
Smallpox
What was the first elected representative government in the British colonies?
Virginia House of Burgesses
Which Enlightenment philosopher is associated with the separation of powers?
Baron de Montesquieu
Which colonies had the highest density of enslaved people due to its agrarian (agricultural) economy?
(Guess the correct geographical region.)
Southern colonies
A labor contract where a person worked without pay for a set period of time in exchange for something.
Indentured Servitude
What was arguably the most valuable resource Native Americans had access to that Europeans desired?
Beaver Pelts
In colonial New England, this was a place where early Americans could discuss local issues in the community including taxes, religious freedom and self-government.
Town Meetings
Which Enlightenment philosopher is associated with the social contract?
(Hint: It's not Thomas Hobbes.)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which crops in the early colonies required the most labor?
Tobacco and Sugarcane
What was the name of the armed uprising in the 1670s in Virginia involving colonists' resentment (anger) toward Native Americans?
(Hint: Due to the involvement of indentured servants in the uprising, this resulted in stricter laws involving slavery.)
Bacon's Rebellion
What was conflict during the 1670s in New England between Wampanoag Indians and Euro-Americans?
(Hint: The conflict was named after Chief Metacom.)
King Philip's War
An unofficial British policy that allowed the Americas to operate with little interference from the 1600s - 1700s.
Salutary Neglect
Which document written by the Founding Fathers draws heavily up Locke's ideas specifically "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"?
The Declaration of Independence
In yesterday's lesson involving Nat Turner's lesson, we briefly discussed several abolitionists. Who was the nineteenth-century abolitionist best-known for his publication, The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
John Peter Zenger was accused of publishing article criticizing a royally appointed Governor of New York. What is the name of this crime; speaking out against government officials?
Seditious Libel