Exploration
This was the first permanent settlement in North America
Jamestown
This group founded Pennsylvania so that they could seek religious freedom
Quakers
This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
Lexington and Concord
The declaration of independence was adopted in....
July 4th, 1776
The Mayflower Compact was significant because...
It was the first example of self-government
These countries were the three leading forces of exploration
France, Italy, and Spain
This colonial region was most focused on trade and shipping.
New England colonies
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against...
British taxing tea
The author of the Declaration of Independence was...
Thomas Jefferson
This cash crop was most important to the economy of the Southern colonies
Tobacco
These were goods that were highly sought after during the exploration era
silks, spices, and jewels
The middle colonies were known as the "Breadbasket colonies" because...
The middle colonies primarily grew grain.
The foreign nation that allied with North America was...
France
There are these many amendments in the bill of rights
10
One effect of the transatlantic slave trade was...
Reduced Africa's population and forcibly moved millions of slaves to the Americas.
The reason people wanted to explore and find the new world
God, Gold, and Glory
This act required colonists to house British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
The Continental Army was commanded by...
George Washington
The Constitution was ratified in...
1791
Women played a role in the Revolution by...
managing homes, farms supplies, and serving as nurses/spies.
This person is credited for claiming much of present- day Canada for France
Samuel De Champlain
The Pamphlet Common Sense encouraged colonists to...
Support independence
The Treaty of Paris 1783...
Ended the Revolutionary War
The name of the Rebellion led by farmers whose land was taken
Shay's Rebellion
The system of slavery became widespread in the southern colonies because...
Large scale labor was required for cash crops like tobacco and rice.