Colonial Beginnings
This was the first permanent English colony in North America, founded in 1607.
Jamestown
He founded Rhode Island for religious freedom after being banished from Massachusetts Bay.
Roger Williams
Which region’s economy relied mainly on shipbuilding, fishing, and trade due to rocky soil?
New England
Who created the “Join, or Die” cartoon to encourage colonial unity?
Benjamin Franklin
Who is famous for riding through the night to warn that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
This Native American confederacy helped early Jamestown settlers survive by trading food and teaching farming techniques.
The Powhatan Tribe
What document written in 1639 is considered the first written constitution in America?
The Fundamental Order of Connecticut
What system forced enslaved Africans to cross the Atlantic Ocean under brutal conditions?
The Middle Passage
What treaty ended the French and Indian War? (Extra 100 if you get the year)
The Treaty of Paris (1763)
What blacksmith and member of the Sons of Liberty organized protests like the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
This 1620 agreement established self-government for the Pilgrims in Plymouth Colony.
The Mayflower Compact
What was the original name of New York when it was controlled by the Dutch?
New Amsterdam
What were the trade routes connecting Africa, the Americas, and Europe known as?
Triangular Trade
What act forced colonists to house and provide supplies for British soldiers?
The Quartering Act
Who gave the famous speech that ended with the words “Give me liberty, or give me death!”?
Patrick Henry
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was led by Puritans who wanted a community based on religion, also known as this type of government.
A Theocracy
What nickname did William Penn give Pennsylvania because of its welcoming policies toward different groups?
The "Holy Experiment"
What English law required that colonial goods like sugar and tobacco be shipped only to England?
The Navigation Acts
At what battle was the phrase “the shot heard ’round the world” first used?
Lexington & Concord
Who was the wealthy Patriot leader and president of the Second Continental Congress whose bold signature stands out on the Declaration of Independence?
John Handcock
Who served as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for many years and called it a “city upon a hill”?
John Winthrop
What city in Georgia was founded as the first settlement by James Oglethorpe?
Savannah
What year was the first group of enslaved Africans brought to Virginia? (Hint: They were brought to Jamestown)
1619
What date was the Declaration of Independence officially adopted? (Month, Day, and Year)
July 4, 1776
Who wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet that persuaded many colonists to support independence from Britain?
Thomas Paine