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Geography
Figures in US History
The Revolution
Causes of the Revolution
Cultural History
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Bering Land Bridge
What is the name of the geographic feature that allowed the first Americans to settle in the New World?
100
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the accomplished diplomat that represented the US in England and France during the Revolutionary War?
100
Lexington and Concord
These first two battles of the Revolution occurred within hours of each other.
100
Stamp Act
This parliamentary act required that each paper item receive a purchased stamp for it to be considered official.
100
Triangle Trade
What is the name of the system of commerce that traveled between Africa, Europe, and the Americas in the 15th-18th centuries?
200
Mississippi River
What is name of the longest river in North America?
200
George Washington
This person was appointed to command the Continental Army.
200
The signing of the Declaration of Independence.
What pivotal event in US History occurred (at least, according to legend) on July 4th, 1776
200
Boston Tea Party
This event can largely be seen as triggering the implementation of the Coercive Acts.
200
Middle Passage
What was the name of the particular piece of the triangular trade that dealt with the transportation of slaves?
300
St. Lawrence River
What is name of the river that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
300
Benedict Arnold
What is name of the man who tried to surrender West Point to the British in the Revolution?
300
Saratoga
This pivotal battle ensured foreign support for the American Revolution, leading to the eventual British defeat.
300
French and Indian War
This general conflict set the stage for the events leading up to the Revolution.
300
Cotton and tobacco
What two industries in the Middle and Southern colonies required the use of large numbers of slaves?
400
The Ohio Valley
What was the name of the geographic area that was a point of contention during the French and Indian War?
400
Powatan
This person assisted in establishing friendly relations between his people and the settlers of Jamestown, VA.
400
Battle of Cowpens
This particular engagement involved colonial militia and Continental Regulars defeating a British cavalry brigade in South Carolina in 1781.
400
Intolerable Acts
By what name were the British Coercive Acts called by the colonists?
400
Roanoke Colony
What was the name of the colony established by the English that vanished without cause in the late 1590's?
500
Crispus Attucks
What was the name of the free black man who was killed in the Boston Massacre in 1770?
500
Battle of the Chesapeake
This particular action ensured that Cornwallis and his army would be unable to escape by sea from the Yorktown Peninsula in 1781.
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Cash crops. Because Britain was their main trading partner.
What did the Middle and Southern colonies possess that made them less likely to rebel against the British than their New England neighbors? Why?