Pilgrims
before the pilgrims
colonies
revolutionary war
constitution
100
what year did the pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock?
1620
100
3 ships land here in 1607 and Captain John Smith is made the leader of this colony.
Jamestown
100
William Penn founded this colony in 1681.
William Penn
100
One of the main reasons the colonists rebelled against England was because of "taxation without ________________"
representation
100
The basis for the federal government and the highest form of law in the United States.
The Constitution
200
What country did the pilgrims sail from when they set out for the new world?
Holland
200
In 1630 John Winthrop's fleet of vessels leave England for the Puritan colony already established in Salem and establish what colony?
The Massachusetts Bay Colony
200
name the 4 southern colonies
North and South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia
200
What was the first battle of the revolutionary war? (this is the battle in which "the shot that was heard around the world" was fired)
Lexington and Concord
200
What state was the first to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
300
What was the religious title of the pilgrims? (they did not call themselves baptists but ___________?)
Puritans
300
In 1636 this famous college is founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard
300
This colony was founded in 1626 by Peter Minuit. It was named for the Duke of York.
New York
300
The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. British General Cornwallis' surrender here was the unofficial end to the war.
Yorktown
300
Who is often called the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
400
What document did the men aboard the Mayflower sign before they got off the ship at Plymouth Rock?
The Mayflower Compact
400
This man, working for the Dutch, sails into New York harbor and up the river that would bear his name to Albany.
Henry Hudson
400
This colony was founded in 1732 by James Oglethorpe. It was named for England's King George II.
Georgia
400
What is the name of the treaty that officially ended the war?
Treaty of Paris
400
How many of the 13 states had to ratify the Constitution before it went into effect?
9
500
How many passengers set sail on the Mayflower to the New World?
102
500
First representative assembly, the House of _________is held in America is elected in Jamestown.
Burgess
500
This colony was founded by John Winthrop and named after an Indian tribe. It's name means "large hill place".
Massachusetts
500
On January 10, 1776 he published the pamphlet Common Sense. Common Sense put forth an argument that the colonies should break away from British rule. He wrote in such a way that the average reader could understand his argument and would be forced to make a decision. Many people of the time were still undecided. After reading Common Sense, they became convinced that revolution and independence from Britain was the best direction for the colonies.
Thomas Paine
500
What was the Great Compromise?
This was when the delegates of the Constitutional Convention agreed that the Senate would have two seats per state while the number of representatives in the House would be determined on the state`s population.
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