He gets credit for "discovering" the Americas in 1492
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
This cash crop became the most important crop in Jamestown; this crop made Jamestown a valuable colony
What is tobacco?
100
City
Tea Party
Massacre
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
What is Boston?
100
had many children
Great grandfather was from Germany
King of England during the American Revolution
Last king in America
Who is George III
100
formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people
What is petition?
200
Mapmaker
realized a new world was discovered
New World named in his honor
Who is Amerigo Vespucci
200
Colony
Settled in 1620
Settled by the Pilgrims
Settled near modern-day Boston, Massachusetts
What is Plymouth?
200
Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
July 4, 1776
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
President of the Continental Congresses
From Massachusetts
Signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4
Signature is written LARGELY
Who is John Hancock?
200
to approve officially
What is ratify?
300
Ponce de Leon
1565
Florida
Oldest City in North America
What is St. Augustine
300
This line divides North and South
Line divided Pennsylvania from Maryland
Named in honor of the two men who surveyed the border
What is Mason-Dixon Line?
300
Battle in New York State
American victory over the British
Turning point of the war
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
300
Puritan woman
Spoke out against Puritan teachings and the male leaders of the Puritans
exiled to Rhode Island
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
300
a nation that works with another nation for a common purpose
What is an ally?
400
The modern-day areas of Canada and Louisiana were explored by and settled by which European country?
What is France
400
Joint stock company
funded trip to Jamestown and its establishment
What is Virginia Company of London?
400
American statesman
in France/Spain during most of the American Revolution
Got France and Spain to help America against the British
scientist, inventor
Who is Ben Franklin?
400
From Braintree, Massachusetts
Lawyer
Defended British Redcoats after the Massacre
Becomes the second president of the USA
Who is John Adams?
400
to be killed or jailed because of what one believes
What is persecute?
500
Conquistadors came from here
Modern-day Mexico is influenced by this country
Florida was named by their explorers
The European country that introduced slavery to the Ndew World
What is Spain
500
written by the Pilgrims before they came ashore
this document assured "the general good of the colony"
What is the Mayflower Compact?
500
1781 Battle in Virginia
Washington defeated Cornwallis
American wins the battle
Last battle of the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
500
Born in England
Disliked the monarchy
wrote a pamphlet, "Common Sense"