Colonies
How many colonies were there & who created them?
13 Colonies - Created by the British
What was the purpose of the "Join or Die" political cartoon?
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
What 2 groups of people did the Colonists break into?
Patriots (wanted to break away from Britain)
&
Loyalists (loyal to British)
Who fired the first "shot heard 'round the world" and started the Revolutionary War?
Nobody knows
Which group of colonies were mainly fishermen?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
List 2 advantages that the Colonists had in the Revolutionary War.
Colonists - better knowledge of the land, better leadership, British had to wait months for supplies
Name the planets of the Solar System in order.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Sorry Pluto
List 2 specific reasons why the Colonists were angry at the British.
- Proclamation of 1763 (could not move West)
- Stamp Act, Townshend Acts (or any taxes)
- Quartering Act (people forced to live with British soldiers)
- Boston Massacre
List 2 advantages that the British had in the Revolutionary War.
British - more soldiers, more experienced soldiers better weapons
This is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.
Hawaii
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence AND what date was it passed?
To declare freedom and independence from Britain
Passed on July 4th, 1776
Which of the following was NOT one of the first colonies?
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Florida
- New York
Florida
To punish the Colonists after the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed the ______________ Acts.
Intolerable Acts
What was the first Pixar movie?
Toy Story
To protest the tax on tea, what did the Colonists do?
Boston Tea Party
(dumped 342 chests of British tea in the ocean)