Early Settlements
This is the first attempted settlement that went mysteriously "lost" after John White returned to England.
What is Roanoke?
What is Massachusetts?
This was the name of the first battle of the Revolution, even though it's technically two separate battles.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This man was the leading general of the American Revolution and became, against his wishes, our first president.
Who is George Washington?
This is the amount of sticks that most people use while playing the drums.
What is two?
This is the first permanent colony founded in 1607 by the British on American soil. It is located in Virginia.
What is Jamestown?
This colony was the thirteenth and final to become a member of the originals. It is also the southernmost.
What is Georgia?
This was the name of the American army that won the Revolutionary War.
What is the Continental Army?
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence. He would go on to become our third president.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This is the number of units we have left in the year, assuming we get to them all.
This is the site where the early puritan pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower in 1620.
What is Plymouth?
This colony was famously known as "New Amsterdam" until the British seized it from the Dutch. Its island of Manhattan was purchased for a ridiculously low price.
What is New York?
This major battle is named in a bit of a silly way, since it was actually fought on Breed's Hill, not the location it was named after.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This was the tyrannical king that the American colonists decided to break free from.
Who was King George III?
This city is the capital of the United States.
What is Washington, D.C.?
Even though it sounds pirate-ish, this disease was one of the most common threats to early colonists. It could be treated easily by eating a few citrus fruits like lemons or limes.
What is scurvy?
This was the first colony to ratify the Constitution and become a state.
What is Delaware?
The United States received help from a very important ally during the war. One of the men from this country was named Lafayette.
What is France?
This man, a believer in religious freedom and equality, founded the colony of Pennsylvania in honor of his father.
Who was William Penn?
With habits first trimester and health in the second, this will be the theme for our third trimester of Foundations for Success.
What is tech skills/technology?
Colonists heading to Maryland mainly belonged to this religious group.
Who were the Catholics?
This was the first colony to have delegates sign the Declaration of Independence.
What is New Hampshire?
This term is what we call the hired German soldiers who were bought by the British to help their army during the war.
Who were the Hessians?
This was the name of the main British general who chose not to surrender to the American forces in person because he was "too sick." He has a vegetal last name.
Who was General Charles Cornwallis?
This is the only restaurant in the Mall of America food court to close down once a week while all of the other restaurants stay open.
What is Chick-Fil-A? (closed on Sundays)