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Pre-Colonization America/Exploration
European Colonization
Lead up to the American Revolution
The American Revolution
The Creation of the Constitution
100
Land bridge connecting the continents of Asia and North America which theoretically allowed the first migration into North America.
What is Beringia?
100
The first successful British settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
100
This was a direct result of the French and Indian War in which colonists could not move any further West and Indians could not move any further East.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
100
Those who supported the British Crown vs those who wanted independence. (Two answers)
Who are the Loyalists vs the Patriots?
100
This was the first government document created for the United States. It failed due to being too weak.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
This is the term given to the first inhabitants of North America.
What are Paleo Indians?
200
This Quaker leader founded the colony of Pennsylvania and this city known as the "City of Brotherly Love". (Two answers)
Who is William Penn and what is Philadelphia?
200
Evangelical revitalization movement leaving a permanent impact on American Protestantism.
What is the Great Awakening?
200
He was the commander of this American army during the Revolution. (Two answers)
Who is George Washinton and the Continental Army?
200
The name of the gathering that was originally supposed to just improve the Articles of Confederation, but ended up making a whole new government.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
300
This Mexican Empire was defeated by him in 1521. (Two answers)
What are Aztec Empire and Hernando Cortes?
300
This was the "cash crop" that helped to boost the colonial economy in North America. It's popularity led to the need for slave labor.
What is tobacco?
300
War between Great Britain and France in North America in the 1750s and 60s.
What is the French and Indian War?
300
This was the agreement between the French and the Americans negotiated by Benjamin Franklin that brought the French into the American Revolution on the side of the Americans.
What is the Franco-American Alliance?
300
This was the proposal for a bicameral legislative branch with representation based on population in each state.
What is the Virginia Plan?
400
This Italian navigator "discovered" America in 1492. He called the Natives "Indians" because he believed in had found a Western route to India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
400
This was a contract between a wealth person and a person who wanted passage to the New World. The person agreed to work for a set number of years in order to pay for their passage.
What is indentured servitude?
400
These three acts were put in place to tax American colonists in order to pay off the debt of the French and Indian War. The first was in 1756, the second in 1767, and the third in 1774. Tell me both the act and what it was
Stamp Act: Taxed newspapers along with both legal and commercial documents Townshend Acts: Taxed paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea Coercive/Intolerable Acts: Punishment for the Boston Tea Party
400
This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, officially separated the American Colonies from Great Britain. It was heavily influenced by Thomas Paine's pamphlet. (Tell me the document and the pamphlet)
What is the Declaration of Independence and Common Sense?
400
This proposal argued for each state to have equal representation in a bicameral legislative branch.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
500
This Genoese explorer claimed parts of North America for Great Britain in 1497.
Who is John Cabot?
500
This is where the Puritans landed in 1620.
What is Plymouth?
500
A European intellectual movement of the 18th century emphasizing reason and and individualism. It was heavily influenced by philosophers such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
What is the Enlightenment?
500
This was the battle that convinced the French to sign an alliance to support the Americans.
What is Saratoga?
500
This decision outlined the legislative structure of Congress. The Senate gets 2 representatives per state and the House of Representatives is based on population.
What is the Great Compromise?