Colonial America
This was the first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
This event, on December 16, 1773, saw American colonists throw tea into Boston Harbor as a protest.
This Puritan colony, founded in 1620, is famous for its "Mayflower Compact."
What is the Puritans?
This document, signed in 1776, declared the colonies' independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This famous battle in 1777, considered a turning point in the Revolution, convinced France to support the American cause.
The first representative assembly in the American colonies, which met in 1619, was called this.
What is the house of Burgess?
The last major battle of the American Revolution, where General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington, took place here.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This early colonial economic system involved trading raw materials from the Americas in exchange for finished goods from Europe.
What is Mercantilism?
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, urged Americans to fight for independence and was widely distributed in 1776.
What is Common Sense?