Early Exploration Era
Colonization Era
Revolutionary Era
Grab Bag
100

The reason for European Explores to look for a Northern Passage.

Looking for a water route to Asia

100

1620 is a significant year for Pilgrims in North America because ....

Pilgrims settled in Plymouth 

100

The battles of Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of this historical era 

The Revolutionary Era

100

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the colonist crossing this to settle

The Appalachian Mountains

200

Claim Territory

Spread Christianity 

Economic Gain 

The 3 main reason for European Exploration

200

Established to provide Catholics protection from religious persecution in England

Maryland

200

Battle of Saratoga

The turning point of the war because the French joined the fight

200

The above events occurred in this era

The Revolutionary Era

300

Economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth and maintain a favorable balance of trade for the “mother” country

Mercantilism 

300

The year 1607 is significant in American history because during that year.....

Jamestown was established 

300

The leaders of the 13 colonies took action in 1776 by....

Declaring their independence from Britain.

300

The Parliaments response to the Boston Tea Party

Intolerable Acts

400

New trading pattern started between the Old and New worlds

Columban Exchange

400

These documents were created mainly because.....

The distance from Britain 

400

In this document, the colonist called the king a tyrant and listed their grievances against the British government

The Declaration of Independence

400

The reason the colonist felt justified in declaring their independence from Great Britain

the colonies were taxed without direct representation in Parliament

500

What Christopher Columbus believed about the earth

It was round

500

A chief economic cause for colonization in the Americas

Mercantilism 

500

This event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis’ surrender at the Battle of Yorktown

Signing of the Treaty of Pairs of 1783

500

The first constitution of the colonist in the new world

Fundamental Order of Connecticut