The House of Burgesses was located in this colony (now a state)
Virginia
100
When Christopher Columbus reached North America in 1492, which continent did he think he had reached?
Asia!
100
Name of land that has been given to Native American tribes to live on by the US Government
Reservation
100
This Act taxed tea consumed by the colonists
Tea Act
100
A religious movement that swept the British colonies in North America in the 18th century and led colonists to challenge traditional forms of authority (Anglican Church, King of England)
Great Awakening
200
In which one of the 3 original colonial regions of pre-independence American would you find large plantations?
Southern Colonies
200
"Europeans wanted to convert non-Christian peoples to Christianity" is an example of which one of the 3 G's (God, Gold, and Glory) that motivated Europeans to migrate to the Americas?
God
200
Name of disease that killed millions of Native Americans after the arrival of the Europeans
Smallpox
200
Britain began taxing the colonies to pay for debt built up from this war
French and Indian War
200
The transfer of plants, animals, cultures, human populations, technology and ideas between the New and Old Worlds in the 16th and 17th centuries
Columbian Exchange
300
List the 3 'colonial regions' of pre-independence America
- New England Colonies
- Middle Colonies
- Southern Colonies
300
"Columbus was promised 10% of the wealth that might be discovered in the New World' is an example of which one of the 3 G's (God, Gold, and Glory) that motivated Europeans to migrate to the Americas?
Gold
300
Totem poles were used to tell the stories of ancestors in this Native American cultural region
Pacific Northwest
300
Name of massacre in which British troops who shot and killed 5 colonist protesters were later found not guilty of murder
Boston Massacre
300
When a country is able to make laws affecting people within its own borders without another country’s approval or cooperation
Self-Government
400
Which one of the original three colonial regions used to be known as the 'bread basket' of the 13 colonies?
Middle Colonies
400
The colonists who settled in what became to be known as the New England colonies were mainly from this European country
England/ Britain
400
Native American tribes living in the Plains region of North America used the skin of this animal to make teepee tents
Buffalo
400
This Act forced colonists to shelter British troops in their homes and feed them
Quartering Act
400
A time period in which European philosophers had new ideas about the role of government and rights
Age of Enlightenment / Enlightenment
500
In which one of the original 3 colonial regions would you find the most ethnic/religious diversity?
Middle Colonies
500
Name of the ship whose passengers, in 1620 CE, wrote a document that established a form of democracy in their colony
The Mayflower
500
More than two thousand members of this Native American tribe died on the 'Trail of Tears' after gold was discovered on their ancestral lands
Cherokee
500
Name of British Act that taxed legal and commercial documents like diplomas, contracts, and playing cards
Stamp Act
500
The British policy of not enforcing British laws on the colonists, even when colonists broke British laws