Vocab
A colonist who chose to fight for independence?
What are Patriots
What was the name of the document that formally announced the colonies' break from Great Britain?
Bonus: Which colony didn't show up for the meeting to create this document? +100pts
What is the Declaration of Independence
Who was Georgia GA +100pts
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and wanted the colonies united?
Who as Thomas Jefferson
The following are all Southern Colonies except which one?
Maryland
Delaware
South Carolina
Georgia
Bonus: What colony should go in its place? +100pts
What is Delaware
+100pt = NC or VA
Name the New England colonies and their abbreviations.
What is
Massachusetts - MA
New Hampshire - NH
Connecticut - CT
Rhode Island - RI
What was the 47-page pamphlet that argued against British rule over America?
What is Common Sense
What was the name of the shootings by British soldiers that killed five colonists?
Bonus: What was the name of the street in MA where this occurred? +200
What is the Boston Massacre
What is King Street +200
Bonus: What were his beliefs? +200pts
Who was John Locke?
What are Life, liberty, and Property +200pts
The following are all Middle Colonies except which one?
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New York
New Jersey
Bonus: What colony should go in its place? +100pts
What is Virginia
Delaware +100pts
Name the Middle colonies and their abbreviations.
What is
New York - NY
New Jersey - NJ
Delaware - DE
Pennsylvania - PA
What were foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty, but for pay called?
Bonus: Where were the ones who served in the British Army from? +200pts
What are Mercenaries
hat is Germany +200
What was the name of the victory for the American forces in which British general John Burgoyne surrendered his entire army to American general Horatio Gates?
Bonus: What battles were won before this one which aided in our 3 battle inning streak? +100pts
What is the Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton + Battle of Princeton. +100pts
Who was the director general who led the New Netherland colony in 1647?
Bonus: Which European country took over and claimed this land from him? +100pts
Who was Peter Stuyvesant
Who was England +200pts
The following are all New England Colonies except which one?
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Bonus: What colony should go in its place? +100pts
What is North Carolina
Connecticut +100pts
Name the Southern colonies and their abbreviations.
What is
Maryland - MD
Virginia - VA
North Carolina - NC
South Carolina - SC
Georgia - GA
What were the laws used to punish colonists for the Boston tea Party called?
Bonus: Which act came (was passed) just before? +300
What are the Intolerable Acts
What are the Townshend Acts +300pts
What was the name of the peace agreement in which Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States?
Bonus: Which Treaty ended the French and Indian War? +100
What is The Treaty of Paris 1783
What is the Treaty of Paris 1763 +100
What were the names of the Separatists + Protestant groups that cut all ties with and wanted to purify the church of England?
Bonus: Which colony did they found? +200pts
Who were Pilgrims + Puritains
What was Massachusetts +200pts
What colony was created as a buffer between Spanish Florida and South Carolina?
Bonus: What was another reason this colony was started? +100pts
What is Georgia
For debtors to get a new start +100pts
Name the abbreviated colonies below
PA - GA - VA - MA
Bonus: Which regions does each belong to? +200pts
What are
Pennsylvania - Middle
Georgia -Southern
Virginia - Southern
Massachusetts - New England
What is the method of communication between towns + colonies about how to challenge new British laws?
What were the Committees of Correspondence
What was the name of the meeting of delegates from the 12 colonies who met in Philadelphia in May 1775, where they tried again to keep peace but prepared more for war?
What is the 2nd Continental Congress
Who was the Patuxet Indian who lived in Europe + spoke English well?
Bonus: What was his nickname and which group did he aid through their first winter? +200pts
Who was Tisquantum
Squanto + the Pilgrims +200pts
What document banned colonists from moving West of the Appalachian Mts. in 1763?
Bonus: Did colonists obey this law? +50pts
What is The Proclamation of 1763
No +50pts
Name the abbreviated colonies below
NH- MD - RI - CT - DE - NJ
Bonus: Which regions does each belong to? +200pts
What is
New Hampshire - New England
Maryland - Southern
Rhode Island - New England
Connecticut - New England
Delaware - Middle
New Jersey - Middle