Colonial Women
This lady is known to be the first lady of the United States
Who is Martha Washington
This first permanent English settlement in the New World was founded in 1607 on the banks of a river in Virginia.
What is Jamestown
On what day did Paul Revereโs ride start?
When was April 18th 1775
This โBrown Goldโ saved the Jamestown colony from ruin and became Virginia's biggest export. Some people like to smoke it.
What is tobacco
Who said โAll men are created equalโ
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This woman was known for challenging male authority and was a religious leader.
Who was Anne Hutchinson
These states are recognized as part of New England
What are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
In 1692, Tituba was the first person accused during the infamous "Witch Trials" in this Massachusetts village.
What is Salem
Often grown in the carolinaโs (and parts of Asia), this โswampโ crop required a lot of water and was a staple of the colonial diet
What is rice
Who said โAll men are created equal.โ
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This woman, daughter of a Powhatan chief, allegedly saved the life of John Smith and later married settler John Rolfe.
Who was Pocahontas
This "Lost Colony" off the coast of present-day North Carolina famously vanished, leaving only a single word carved into a tree.
What was Roanoke colony
In 1620, 102 passengers on this ship signed a "Compact" to create "just and equal laws" for their new colony.
What was The Mayflower
Eliza Lucas Pickney is credited with making this plant. It is used for blue dye; a major high value export.
What is Indigo
Who said "Better slip with foot than tongue"
Who is Ben Franklin
This woman was famous for telling her husband to give women more rights in America and was a key advisor to him
Who was Abigail Adams
This "Holy Experiment" colony was founded by William Penn as a refuge for Quakers and religious tolerance.
What is Pennsylvania colony
What was the biggest real estate deal in history? Hint: Mr. Jefferson was responsible for it.
what was The Louisiana Purchase
Before it was a massive industry in the deep south, this โKingโ crop was grown in small amounts in colonial Georgia
What is cotton
Who said โSleep not when others speak, sit hot when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop.โ
Who is George Washington