Colonies before the War
At the Salem Trials, the Puritans were looking for what evil entity?
Witches
In the Triangle Trade, what was shipped from Africa to North America in large numbers?
Slaves
This drink sweetener had a tax placed on it.
Sugar
In April of 1775, British soldiers traded shots with rebel mitia, beginning the Revolutionary War, at what battle?
Lexington
What was the first set of laws put in place to run the young United States?
Articles of Confederation
If you wanted to survive the Salem Trials, your best bet was to do what?
Admit to being a witch and/or accuse someone else
Name one edible crop from North America that spread across the world in the Triangle Trade.
Acceptable Answers: Corn, Peanut, Pineapple, Tomato
A major rallying cry for the Anti-British protests in the colonies was _____________.
"No Taxation without Representation"
The British were heading to what city to take rebel guns?
Concord
This event caused Congress to consider putting more power in the hands of the Federal government.
Shay's Rebellion
Who founded Pennsylvania
William Penn
In the Triangle Trade, North America received what from Europe?
Acceptable Answers: Livestock and Diseases
At what event did British soldiers fire into a crowd of colonists?
Boston Massacre
This battle was a British victory, but cost them so many men that a British general commented that "Another such victory would destroy us"
Bunker Hill
What faction refused to approve the Constitution unless a Bill of Rights was added?
Anti-Federalists
Name one major belief of the Quakers in Pennsylvania
All humans are equal under god, did not bow for nobility, against all war, Indians rightfully own the land in North America
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Write down answer
Name one non-edible crop that spread from North America across the world in the Triangle Trade.
Tobacco or Cotton
In 1773, what did colonists do to protest a tax on tea?
Threw British owned tea into Boston Harbor, destroying it
Where did America winter camp and train during the winter?
Valley Forge
How was slavery handled by the Constitution? Don't just name the law, tell me what it did.
3 out of every 5 slaves in the south counted towards representation, but couldn't vote.
Pennsylvania was a hub for immigrants who came from this European Country, this heritage still affects the state's culture today
Germany
In the Triangle Trade, what did Africa receive from Europe?
Manufactured Goods
Name one law placed on the colonies by the intolerable acts.
Boston Harbor shut down, no town hall meetings without permission, British soldiers had trials in England and colonists had to feed and house British soldiers
The War Ended when the British surrendered at what battle?
Yorktown
Double Jeopardy - Write answer down
Write down a right you have in the Bill of Rights other than the first or second amendment.
Various Answers