Colonies
Lead Up to War
Independence
American Revolution
Constitution
100

What was the first British colony in America ?

What Is Jamestown, Virginia

100

What was the main cause of World War I?

What Is World War I began after the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by South Slav nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914.

100

According to the document, why did the king dissolve representative houses?

What Is Legislatives disagreed with the King's invasion on the people's rights

100

When did the American Revolution begin?

What Is April 19, 1775

100

How were deputies to the Constitutional Convention chosen?

Who is They were appointed by the legislatures of the different States.

200

Why did colonists name the settlement Jamestown?

Who Is King James

200

Who won World War I?

What is The Allies won World War I after four years of combat and the deaths of some 8.5 million soldiers as a result of battle wounds or disease.

200

Why do you think so many of the King's actions began with the words "he has"?

What Is It drew attention to the charges of the King

200

What are loyalists? 

What Is remaining loyal to the British Crown and rejecting the colonists' rebellion

200

Which State did not send deputies to the Constitutional Convention?

What is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

300

What did the colonists need in order to harvest tobacco?

What Is Workers, picking tobacco is work!

300

When was the Revolutionary War fought?

What is The conflict began with fighting at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts in 1775 and formally ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The Siege of Yorktown in 1781 was the last large-scale fighting during the war.

300

Why do you think the signers of the Declaration pledged "to each other's ourselves"?

Who Is They were committing treason against Britain so they knew they had to stay together.

300

What were the populations of the two sides?

Who Is Great Britain had 8 million residents in 1775, and the 13 colonies about 2.5 million

300

What was the average age of the deputies to the Constitutional Convention?

Who is 44

400

Who was the most famous leader of Jamestown?

Who Is John Smith

400

Did Native Americans fight in the Revolutionary War?

Who is Native American tribes fought alongside both American and British armies during the Revolutionary War. Treaties, promises, and tribal alliances usually influenced which side the warriors chose to support. 

400

According to Declaration what specific rights do the free and independent states claim?

What Is Make war, make peace, make alliances, make money 

400

How much territory did the British control during the war?

What Is key areas in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas

400

Who were the oldest and youngest members of the Constitutional Convention?

Who is Benjamin Franklin, of Pennsylvania, then 81; and Jonathan Dayton, of New Jersey, 26.

500

Why did the colonists choose to make Africans their servants? 

They were stronger,They were healthier,They were immunne to smallpox, Africans were already enslaving other Africans.

500

Do we have photographs from the war?

What is Photography did not exist during the Revolutionary War. However, there are paintings, sketches, and other forms of created art that show what people looked like and how events or places appeared.

500

How many colonies approved the Declaration of Independence?

Who Is All 13

500

What role did African Americans and Native Americans play?

Who Is African-Americans fought for both sides, joining whichever side promised them freedom

500

 How many lawyers were members of the Constitutional Convention?

What is There were probably 34, out of 55, who had at least made a study of the law.