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What is the part of the 13 colonies that has shipbuilding, trade, fishing and a short growing season

New England Colonies

100
Who was the leader of the 2nd Continental Congress during the American Revolution and later became the 1st president of the United States?
George Washington
100
What large body of water borders the colonies to the east?
The Atlantic Ocean
100
Which act led to the coloniest dumping a ship's cargo into the Boston Harbor?
The Tea Act
100

Who said "Give Me liberty or Give Me death!"

Patrick Henry

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Which Colony was founded in 1607?
Jamestown
200
Who wrote "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine
200

The Proclamation of 1763 said that the colonist could not settle west of what feature?

Appalachian Mountains

200
Which act said that legal documents and newspapers must have a tax payed on it?
The Stamp Act
200

According to the Declaration of Independence, what do all people possess as human beings?

Unalienable rights

300
The development of what product helped save Jamestown?
Tobacco
300
Who invented a stove, discovered electriciy and was an important patriot during the Revolutionary Period?
Ben Franklin
300
In what town did the turning point of the American Revolution occur?
Saratoga
300
What was the first representative lawmaking body in the English colonies?
House of Burgesses
300

What system contributed to the growth of slavery?

Plantation System

400
Which group of colonies had the largest number of slaves in the 1700's?
The Southern Colonies
400
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
400

What was the name of the part of the triangular trade route that shipped slaves from West Africa to the West Indies?

The Middle Passage

400
What document did the Pilgrims sign in 1620?
Mayflower Compact
400

Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans migrate to New England?

Religious Freedom

500
The development of what product helped save the colony of Jamestown?
tobacco
500
What did you call a person who supported the King of Great Britain?
A loyalist
500
In what country do we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th?
The United States
500
Which document was written by Thomas Jefferson to protect our unalienable rights?
Declaration of Independence
500

The term "join or die" meant that the colonist must unite against which country?

Who are they "JOINING"?

Great Britain

The American militia