Not meaning Perfect
This group traveled from England to practice religion without breaking the law
What is the Puritans?
This group lived in North America long before the Europeans
Who were the Native Americans?
Main way settlers made money as colonies developed
What is trading?
this was the main crop of the middle colonies
What is wheat?
Group of men trained to be ready to go in a moment's notice
What is minutemen?
They changed their names to this
What is the Pilgrims?
Number of years they were in North America before the Europeans
What is 10,000 years?
With this job, the other industry boomed
What is shipbuilding?
Was formed by the Onondaga Chief
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
Colonists dumped what amount of this into the Boston Harbor
What is 342 chests of tea?
These settlers shared a feast which later became known as this
What is Thanksgiving?
Europeans executed 3 members from this group
What is the Wampanoag?
This place was ideal for previous job
What is Massachusetts?
From 1756-1763 England fought this
What is the French and Indian War?
This person rode through Lexington shouting, "the British are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
Learned how to grow this which led to survival
What is corn?
Name of the war fought in England with this group
What is King Phillip's War?
Inland parts of New York and Pennsylvania had this
What is better soil?
England began doing more of this to the colonists to pay for the war
What is taxing?
From 1781-1789 this was the form of government among the colonies
What were the Articles of Confederation?
Place where this group landed in North America
What is Plymouth?
Name of the person this war was named after
Who is Metacomet?
Middle colonies were known as this because they farmed wheat, corn, barley, and rye
What are bread basket colonies?
Became known as this when British soldiers fired their rifles at colonists during protests
What is the Boston Massacre?
Because of a weak central government, this convinced leaders that a new better system of government was needed
What was Shay's Rebellion?