13 Colonies
European Exploration
Trade
Life in the Colonies
Fun Facts
100

What country colonized the 13 colonies in the US?

Britain

100

What were the three main reasons for European exploration?

Gold, Glory, God

100

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Trade between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (Americas)

100

Which colony underwent the Salem Witch Trials?

Massachusetts

100

Which set of colonies was known as the "bread basket colonies?"

Middle Colonies

200

What was the name of first colony in the US?

Jamestown

200

Who is credited with discovering the Americas?

Christopher Columbus
200

Why were African slaves needed in the Americas?

All of the Natives were dying from diseases

200

Which colony was home to the Quakers?

Pennsylvania

200

Name the four New England colonies

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire

300

New York was first colonized by who?

The Dutch

300

What is the name of a Spanish conquerer/explorer?

Conquistador

300

The French mainly traded what in the New World?

Furs

300

Which colony was home to mostly Catholics?

Maryland

300

Name the four Middle Colonies

New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey

400

What crop pulled Jamestown out of its depression?

Tobacco

400

Why did Christopher Columbus set sail on his journey?

He was looking for a quicker route to Asia

400

What was a negative thing traded in the Columbian Exchange?

Diseases

400

In which set of colonies were the most children sent to school?

New England colonies

400

Name the five Southern Colonies

Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Maryland

500

What was the first document where colonists proclaimed to govern themselves?

Mayflower Compact

500

Who was the most famous Dutch explorer who has a river named after him?

Henry Hudson

500

What was the Middle Passage?

The stage of the Atlantic Slave Trade where enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas

500

Which colony was home to debtors/prisoners?

Georgia

500

Who was the Enlightenment thinker in Europe where many colonists were getting their ideas about self-government from?

John Locke