The Continental Congress
In which city did the Continental Congress take place?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In which century was the first permanent European settlement established in North America
1600s / 17th Century (Jamestown 1607)
What was the large protest called where colonists met in a harbor to protest a tax
The Boston Tea Party
Which of the following countries did not establish colonies in north America:
The Netherlands, France, England, Spain, Portugal
Portugal
What set of British laws led to the most anger in the Colonies
Intolerable Acts
2 of the first cash crops grown in the American South were:
Tobacco and Cotton
Name at least one founder / founding father.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin
The disease introduced by European settlers that wiped out up to 90% of the native population
Smallpox
Name two rights established in the First Amendment to the Constitution
Speech, press, assembly, protest, religion
What was the boat called on which pilgrims sailed to found the Massachusetts Bay Colony in Plymouth
the Mayflower