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
What are the two names for the 1754-1761 conflict in the American Colonies?
French and Indian War or 7 Years 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
England/Colonists vs. French/Native Americans (Indians)
Who was the top general in the Colonists army?
George Washington
Executive
Which country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
New England
What were the English Colonists upset about after the French and Indian War? (TWO THINGS)
Taxation and inability to move WEST.
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 Middle Passage
This colonial region was known for large amounts of plantation agriculture, little education, and slavery.
The Southern Colonies
What are two examples of the colonists REBELLING against England for their inappropriate treatment?
Boycotts, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Acts of Violence
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
What is the name of the BREAKUP letter, written by Thomas Jefferson, from the colonists to England?
Declaration of Independence
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