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Early America
Early English Colonization
The 13 Colonies
The American Revolution
The Articles of Confederation
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Who is the famous Italian Explorer who discovered the New World under the financial backing of the Spanish Monarchy?
Christopher Columbus
100

John Rolfe, a prominent English colonist married this famous Powhatan Indian princess. 

Pocahontas

100
This colony was founded by William Penn, a Quaker, and was known for its religious toleration
Pennsylvania
100
Without the support of this nation, the American colonies may not have been successful in their Revolution from England
France
100
The Articles of Confederation had a weak...
National Government
200

Given credit for being the first to circumnavigate the globe

Magellan

200
The crop cultivated by the English beginning in Virginia that soon led to be one of the major cash crops for the English colonies
Tobacco
200

Puritans settled in this colony

Massachusetts 

200

The events at these two places sparked the start of the American Revolution 

Lexington and Concord

200

Father of the Constitution

James Madison

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This was the exchange of people, food, ideas, and diseases between the Old and New World
The Columbian Exchange
300
The first permanent and surviving English settlement in the New World
Jamestown
300
This colony was named after England's Queen Elizabeth and was home to Jamestown, the first English settlement
Virginia
300
Name at least 3 of the Acts that were established by England in an attempt to control the American colonies. These acts helped to lead the colonies to revolt
Stamp, Sugar, Quartering, Intolerable, Townshend, Declaratory, Tea
300

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had ___ branch(es) of government, while the state government had ___ branch(es)

1, 2

400
Hernando Cortes conquered the ____ empire.

Aztec

400

nicknamed the "Lost Colony" and was established by Sir Walter Raleigh

Roanoke

400
This colony was originally controlled by the Dutch and was originally named New Amsterdam
New York
400

 military force composed of ordinary citizens. 

Militia

400
This particular event showcased the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and helped lead to the establishment of a new government
Shay's Rebellion
500

_____ hacked through Panama and saw the Pacific Ocean

Balboa

500

The Pilgrims boarded the ship named the ______ and landed in _______

Mayflower, Plymouth

500
This colony was founded by James Oglethorpe was originally created as a prison and debtor's colony to be used as a buffer zone for Spanish Florida
Georgia
500
The name of the Treaty that was signed between the American colonies and England to end the American Revolution
The Treaty of Paris
500
This was the nickname given to the nations under the Articles of Confederation
League of Friendship