The Age of Exploration
13 Colonies
Self-Government
Life in the Colonies
Grab Bag
100

The Age of Exploration began in the _____ and went through the _____.

What is 1400's to 1700's

100
How many regions were the 13 colonies divided into?

What is three

100

By what year had all 13 original colonies been established?

What is 1733
100

Girls learned how to read, write, and do _______ _______ as well as ____________________.

What is basic math and housework

100

Where was England's first permanent colony?

What is Jamestown, VA

200

Explorers from European countries like ______, _______, and ________ traveled the world in search of land and riches.

What is Portugal, Spain, and England

200

Which coast of America did the British explorers colonize?

What is East

200

What were the 3 "firsts" for government in the colonies?

What is the First Legislative Assembly, The Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

200

Boys learned more advanced math, science, and _________ and/or __________.

What is Greek and/or Latin
200

If you fell asleep during a Puritan church service, what happened to you?

What is you were tickled with a feather on a long stick.

300

The explorers were in search of 3 things. What were the 3 things? (Hint: Gang is not one of them)

What is God, Gold, and Glory

300

Name the regions the Colonies were divided into

What is New England, Middle, and Southern colonies

300

What is the Mayflower Compact the earliest example of?

What is Direct Democracy

300

What did some of the Jamestown settlers eat to survive?

What are snakes, leather, and even the deceased.

300

What ocean did the Europeans set out across in search of God, Glory, and Gold?

What is the Atlantic Ocean

400
Who is credited with starting the Age of Exploration?

Who is Henry the Navigator

400

Name 4 of the 13 colonies

What is Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland

400

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was known as the first ___________ _______________ in Colonial America.

What is the first written constitution

400

If you were born to an enslaved mother, what happened to you?

What is you were born enslaved

400

Why did British explorers want to create colonies in America?

What is they were competing against other European countries for land and colonies
500

Who established the 13 colonies?

What are British explorers.

500

Which region of the 13 colonies is known for farming (plantation and small)?

What is Southern

500

What kind of democracy is the United States?

What is a representative democracy

500

For what reason was Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts?

What is as a woman, she was not supposed to be teaching the Bible, especially not to mixed groups of men and women.

500

Why did the Pilgrims find it necessary to create the Mayflower Compact?

What is the Pilgrims were far from the king and wanted to be sure they didn't have a lawless society