Period 1: 1491–1607
Period 2: 1607–1754
Period 3: 1754–1800
People
Wild card
100
What was Christopher Columbus's goal for his voyage?
To find a new trade route to Asia.
100
Why did people start importing slaves?
The slaves from the Old World were more resistant to disease and were not used to the land in the Americas, making it harder to escape.
100
Did the colonists want it still to be a part of the British when they were unfairly taxed at first? Why or why not?
They wanted to be British but govern themselves in some way, but the British did not let them.
100
Who was the second president?
John Adams.
100
How many deaths were in The Three Hundred and Thirty-Five Years' War (1651–1986)?
(The US was not in this deadly conflict, but rather the British)
The Three Hundred and Thirty-Five Years' War had 0 deaths
(1651–1986)
200
What was the biggest killer of natives
Diseases.
200
Where did the first slaves get into a British colony?
+ 100 if you also tell me what year it was.
Jamestown, 1619.
200
What did the French and Indian War make Britain do that angered colonists?
It made Britain have huge debts, which increased taxes on the American colonies.
200
During the Revolutionary War, what % of colonists were British loyalists or Patriots?
About 40% were Patriots, and 15 to 20% were loyalists.
200
On average, how old were the founding fathers in 1776?
44 years old.
300
Name one thing that the Old World and one thing the New World gained from the Columbian exchange.
(No repeats)
I aint writing all them.
300
What was the British relationship with Natives?
Lots of conflicts and trade.
300
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments, which guaranteed a lot of personal rights.
300
Name one slang term for British loyalists.
(No repeats)
Tories, Royalists, King's Men, Lobsterbacks, Bloody Backs.
300
Name 2 more European Countries that colonised the Americas that are not the British.
Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands, and, less so, Denmark and Sweden
400
What economic system did colonies use when they were made?
Mercantilism, which is an economic system where colonies existed primarily to enrich the mother country.
400
Why was the Enlightenment at this time so important for the future of America?
It made new ideas of government, like democracy, more popular for the US to eventually use.
400
Name a writer of the Federalist Papers.
(No repeats)
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
400
How many people died in the Boston Massacre?
5 Colonists.
400
Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War fought?
Lexington and Concord.
500
What defining event ended Period 1: 1491–1607, and why was it important?
The founding of Jamestown. It was important because it was the 1st successful permanent British colony in the Americas.
500
What defining event ended Period 2: 1607–1754, and why was it important?
The French and Indian War / The Seven Years' War. It was important because it started to end the policy of salutary neglect.
500
What defining event ended Period 3: 1754–1800, and why was it important?
The Election of 1800. It was important because it was the first transfer of power between political parties of the presidency.
500
What did Paul Revere do?
+ 500 points if you name 2 important things he did instead of one.
He said that the British were coming, and he also made the print of the Boston massacre.
500
Name what the most important event in the 3 periods talked about was and give a reason why.
Depends what it is about.