What was the first colony founded?
Virginia
This term refers to the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, and diseases between the Americas and the Old World following Columbus's voyages.
What was The Columbian exchange?
This term describes the brutal sea journey endured by enslaved Africans from West Africa to the American colonies.
The Middle passages
This term describes the transatlantic trading system that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involving the exchange of goods and enslaved people.
What is the Triangular Trade?
This colonial region had rocky soil and relied on fishing, shipbuilding, and trade.
What is New England?
Did the original 13 colonies have their own flag?
Yes
This crop, known as "brown gold," helped Jamestown succeed.
What is Tobacco
This group, called The sons of Liberty, protested British policies with boycotts and sometimes violence. Name one Son of Liberty
Sam Adams, paul revere, John Hancock, Patrick Henry
What year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776
The first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown
What region was New York in?
Middle Region
William Penn is the founder of which colony?
Pennsylvania
How did the American Colonists get into the British ship to throw the tea over?
They dressed as Native Americans
Name this general:
He worked for the American Army but soon became a traitor and started working for the British.
Benedict Arnold
A person who worked for a set number of years in exchange for passage to the New World.
What is an indentured servant
What led to the main reason so many Indians died during exploration?
Disease (small pox)
Name the 5 Southern colonies
What are Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia,
The Continental Army used this strategy, often learned from Native Americans, to ambush British troops.
What is guerrilla warfare?
During the Revolutionary War, France became close and helpful to the American colonies, providing military and financial support.
What is an Ally
Why did the commander at Bunker hill say, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes?”
When was the last colony founded (within 10 years) and what was it?
1732 and Georgia
What are some of the reasons why colonists came to America?
Freedom of religion, escaping poverty, trying to gain land, getting away from disease, leaving war, wanting to start a new life, wanting to start a business
How many chests of tea did the American Colonists throw overboard?
What is around between 300-400 boxes
Name this event:
A deadly riot that occured on March 5th, 1770, while locals fought against the English taxation rule.
The Boston Massacre
She is known for saying, "Remember the ladies," in a letter to her husband, urging him to consider women's rights.
Who was Abigail Adams