The American Revolution
Who owned the 13 colonies of North America before the American Revolution
Great Britian
What was the most important natural resource during the Industrialiasation?
Coal
Who was the ruler of Great Britian during the Victorian Age?
Queen Victoria
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
Rebirth
Name one of the 13 colonies in North America.
Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Which invention started off the Industrial Revolution?
The Steam Engine
Where did most of the orphans (Waisen) and people without job have to go in Victorian Britain?
The Workhouses
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
When did the United States declare their indepedence?
Who invented the Steam Engine?
James Watt
Who wrote 'Oliver Twist'?
Where did Martin Luther translate the Bible into German?
On the Wartrburg
Name one of the reasons, why the American colonies wanted to have their independence?
They had to pay taxes / They did not have seats in the English parliament / They were far away from Britain / They governed themselves anyway
The first German railway system connected which two cities?
Nürnberg and Fürth
How long did Queen Victoria rule? (in years)
1837 - 1901 (64 years)
In which country was Christopher Columbus born?
Italy
At the so called "Boston Tea Party" some Americans boarded British ships in the Boston harbor and threw the tea into the water. What kind of costumes did they wear?
What was the name of the first automated loom?
Spinning Jenny
Name one thing that Queen Victoria improved in Britain.
Healthcare, Education, etc
What was the name of the revolution in the Stone Age that ended the Age of Hunters and Gatherers (Jäger und Sammler) and began the Age of Agriculture (Landwirtschaft)
The Neolithic Revolution