Colonial Events
In 1770, 5 unarmed colonists were killed by British troops during this event.
What is the Boston Massacre?
First permanent English settlement in the New World located in Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay.
What was Jamestown?
The Mayflower Compact was created to have these in the Plymouth Colony.
People who fought against slavery are known as this.
What is an Abolitionist?
Which area did the United States gain because of Manifest Destiny?
What is The Oregon Territory?
A tax the British implemented which put a tax on several products, including molasses.
What is the Sugar Act?
This amendment contains freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.
What is the First Amendment?
This colony was a refuge for English Catholics.
What is Maryland?
American colonists wanted more freedom from Great Britain, this led to this major event.
To raise revenue by taxing printed materials in the colonies, the British enacted this.
What is the Stamp Act?
What year did the Boston Massacre take place?
What is 1770?
This expedition (1803-1806) increased understanding of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase.
What was the Lewis and Clark expedition?
True or False: Florida was part of the Middle Colonies?
What is False?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was a protest against British taxation where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor, leading to increased tensions.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
These two countries fought against each other during the French & Indian War.
What is the French & the British?
King James granted a charter to this company in 1606 to settle and "civilize" America for the English.
What is the Virginia Company?
He signed a peace treaty with the indigenous Lenape people, he supported democracy and religious freedom across his colony, he was the founder of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.
Who is William Penn?
The idea of the United States wanted to expand across America is known as this.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This Treaty recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation.
The spread of European diseases that decimated Native American populations, the introduction of new crops like potatoes and corn to Europe, the establishment of a transatlantic slave trade all relate to this major event.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Which colony made farming a challenge for the English settlers (hint: short growing season & cold winters).
What is New England?
This was the most important building within a typical New England colonial town.
What is a meeting house?
Disagreements over slavery led to this major event in American history.
What is the Civil War?
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?