Early Americas
Name the first 4 groups that arrived in the US that were discussed in class
Native Americans, Spanish, Enslaved Africans, English
The FIRST settlement by the English colonists was at __________ in 1607.
Jamestown
Name of the war fought between France and England
What is the French and Indian War?
What are TWO names for the war that happened between the Colonists and England?
Revolutionary War, War for Independence
Name the three branches of government
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Which were the FIRST group of the 4 to arrive in the Americas?
Native Americans/Indigenous
Name TWO of the MIDDLE colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
General John Starks famous quote that is on the NH license plate
"Live Free or Die"
Famous battle that took place on Breed's Hill, MA.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Executive
Which country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
New England
Appointed Commander of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
What is one OTHER name for the colonists in the war? and what is one OTHER name for the English in the war?
Colonists: Yankees, Americans, Patriots, Continentals
English: Redcoats, Tories, Loyalists, British
Washington, Adams, Jefferson
What is the boat journey across the Atlantic Ocean called that was travelled by many enslaved Africans?
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade or The Middle Passage
This colonial region was known for large amounts of plantation agriculture, little education, and slavery.
The Southern Colonies
Year of the First Continental Congress
What is 1774?
What other country assisted in the war? And, which side did they help?
France- they assisted the colonists
What does the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH do?
Makes the laws
Plants, Animals, Disease
Which Southern colony is missing from this list:
Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Virginia
The month that the Battle of Lexington and Concord occurred in
What is April?
The Revolutionary War ended with the battle of _______ and the _________ won the war.
Yorktown
American Colonists/Patriots
What are the two HOUSES of CONGRESS in the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH called?
House of Representatives and the Senate