13 Colonies, Why?
This colony was first settled by the Dutch, and prior to the name change, it was referred to as New Amsterdam
New York
Colonized much of modern Canada
France
The New York Jets
The patriots built a bunker on this hill outside of Boston
Bunker Hill
Name the students whose names begin with SAM-
Samuel, Samantha, Sami
Brotherly love founded this colony, who's biggest city eventually became the unofficial capital of the United States of America
Pennsylvania
Amongst the European nations, early on this one was the most successful in colonizing the New World due to the presence of gold and silver in modern day Central America
Spain
John's cousin, who has a popular American beer named after him
Samuel Adams
George Washington and his army snuck across this river, which is an Indigenous word and is also the name of one of the 13 colonies/states
The Delaware River
Miles and Aiden
In terms of population, it was the largest colony in North America, due to its ability to grow valuable crops
Virginia
The English first attempt at colonizing in the New World occurred on this island in the Graveyard of the Atlantic
Roanoke Island
Paul Revere used this (these) to warn patriots in the countryside that the British were marching to Concord.
His voice and his horse
This Virginia battle, which Alexander Hamilton was present at, is where the British were surrounded and had to formally surrender to the French and Continental Army
Name the 3 provinces Mr. McMillan has lived in
Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan
A colony founded by wealthy investors hoping to replicate the success in Virginia, before a varied economic growth caused it to split into two separate colonies
North Carolina and South Carolina
This English man, despite having no attachment to the colonies, mainstreamed Enlightenment ideas in North America in the 1770s.
Thomas Paine
Signed the Declaration of Independence with a really big so he'd be remembered for it...
John Hancock
This battle, fought in a meadow in South Carolina, turned the tide of the war in the south
Battle of Cowpens
Name 5 (out of 7) students who's surnames feature the same letter twice in a row.
Tyrel Bedassi, Oliver Haas, Jesse Legassie, Aiden Tetzlaff, Lorenzo Galluzzi, Dilpreet Dhillon, Myles Fuller,
This colony emerged as a rarity in New England, when it accepted non-Puritan communities
Rhode Island
This European nation was successful in colonizing the New World, but it was entirely done in South America
Portugal
Name 3 out the 5 things the Intolerable Acts did
#1 - Forced Hospitality
#2 - Closed the Boston Harbour
#3 - Suspended the local Massachusettes government
#4 - doubled the presence of Redcoats
#5 - Redcoats were immune to colonial courts and laws
This upstate New York state battle, convinced the French to formally get involved in the war.
Saratoga
EXACT double name(s) in the classroom:
Joshua and Connor