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Where was the first attempt at colonization in what is now the United States?
Roanoke
What is the Middle Passage?
The treacherous voyage that captured slaves took across the Atlantic Ocean
The belief that God has already decided your fate before you are born.
Predestination
What are the 3 G's of early exploration?
Gold, Glory, God
The Statue of Liberty was given to the US by which country?
France
What are squatters?
Farmers who illegally occupied land that they didn't have permission to settle
Where was the first English attempt of colonization in North America?
Newfoundland
What was the Boston Massacre?
Standoff between the colonists and British soldiers that resulted in multiple deaths
What was the French-American Alliance of 1778?
Formally brought France into the Revolutionary War
Gave the U.S. more negotiating power against the British after the war
What color eyes do most humans have?
Brown
What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
Name of the religious revival that swept through the colonies during the 1730's and 1740's.
Great Awakening
The idea that wealth is power, and colonies could be used to enrich the mother country.
Mercantilism
Alcohol, sugar, and slaves are common goods that you would see involved in what?
Triangular Trade
What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?
Aglet
What was the main purpose of the Second Continental Congress?
To raise a military
What was the purpose of the Boston Tea Party?
To protest England's protection of the East India Company from bankruptcy
Trial in the 1730's that argued the validity of what?
Freedom of the press
Series of acts passed to help pay the salaries of colonial governors and Judges.
Townshend Acts
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland
What was the first measure taken by the British government that affected all 13 colonies?
Proclamation of 1763
What was the purpose of the Molasses Act?
To incentivize the colonists to buy from British territories and not Spain/France
What act aimed at ending the smuggling of goods from the West Indies?
Sugar Act (1964)
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
Enforce a boycott on the British government.
What does BMW stand for (in English)?
Bavarian Motor Works