Forging a New World
Colonial Life
Road to Revolution
Massacre and Tea Party
Articles vs Constitution
100

Who was the explorer who found the New World?

Christopher Columbus

100

What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?

Jamestown

100

What was the most explosive city in the Colonies leading up to the Revolution?

Boston

100

How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?

5 killed, 6 injured. 
100

What was the first governing document of the United States?

The Articles of Confederation

200

When Colombus hit land, where did he believe he was?

India

200

Where did the Pilgrims land?

Plymouth, Massachussetts

200

Who was the most famous of the Midnight Riders?

Paul Revere
200
Who was the main figure in the planning of the Boston Tea Party?

Samuel Adams

200

How long did the Articles govern the Country?

10 years

300
Name one of the key early struggles the Colonists faced in Jamestown

•Inexperience and unwillingness to work led to disagreements

•Lack of wilderness survival skills led to disease and hunger

•Poor initial Native relations

300

Which group of colonies had a heavy focus on religion and had a booming fishing industry?

New England Colonies

300

What was the main problem the colonists had with the British leading up to the Revolution?

Taxation without Representation

300

What were the Sons of Liberty?

A clandestine political group who fought against British taxes in the colonies

300

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?

The Constitution

400

What is the key difference between the colonists at Jamestown and the Pilgrims at Plymouth?

Pilgrims were on a religious mission

400

Which group of colonies relied on cash crops on plantations to bring in revenue?

Southern Colonies

400

Where was the "Shot Heard Round the World" fired, officially starting the Revolutionary War?

Lexington, Massachussetts 

400

What did the Sons of Liberty dress up as when dumping the tea in to the Harbor in the Boston Tea Party?

Native Americans

400

What was the main sticking point between the two sides when trying to ratify the Constitution?

Too much power in the federal government vs. power with the states

500

On the Colombian Exchange, what were the four main things that were traded?

Animals, Culture, Plants and Disease

500

Which group of colonies was known as the "Breadbasket" of the Colonies?

Middle Colonies

500

What were the main Acts in the Townshend Acts?

  • The Revenue Act 1767.
  • The Commissioners of Customs Act 1767.
  • The New York Restraining Act 1767.
  • The Indemnity Act 1767.
  • The Vice Admiralty Court Act 1768.
500

What did the British government pass in response to the Boston Tea Party?

Intolerable Acts

500

What were the two opposing sides when trying to ratify the Constitution?

Federalists (for the Constitution) and Anti-Federalists (Anti Constitution)