Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange connected what three continents?
Africa, Europe and the Americas
Name the piece of land the French and British both wanted and how each country planned to use it
Ohio. French wanted to control the Beaver Skin trade and British wanted to use it for farmland
How did the initial British invasion of Canada go?
Horrible, terrible, no good
How did the Southern Colonies make the majority of their money?
Cash Crops such as Tobacco
Every Thanksgiving, the president pardons what type of animal?
Turkey
Items like tomatoes, potatoes and tobacco are from which side of the Atlantic?
The Americas/New World
Describe the historical relationship between Britain and France. why were they rivals?
They had competing interests in India and North America. Also, they hated each other from wayyyyyy back in time.
What type of warfare happened in North America where people would use cover and knowledge of the land to create ambushes?
Guerilla Warfare
Why did the British take control of New York from the Dutch in 1665?
They wanted to connect their colonies and get access to the trade happening in New York
What day is Thanksgiving every year?
The last Thursday of November
What was the name of the route millions of African slaves were forced to take on their way to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
France built a series of what as a response to increased American migration to Ohio?
Military forts
What role did the British Navy play in the 7 years/French and Indian War?
They sank all the French trade ships and starved their enemies of resources and men. This led to a British victory
What was happening in British cities that caused people to migrate further west to places like Ohio?
Overpopulation
The New York Thanksgiving Day Parade marches down which street?
6th Avenue
Items like wheat, horses and cows come from which side of the Atlantic?
The Old World/Europe, Africa and Asia
Describe the Iroquois role in starting the war against France
The Iroquois were fighting wars to displace other Native American tribes from the beaver hunting grounds. Those Natives were all friends with France
Describe the changes brought by the Treaty of Paris (1763)
France gave up all claims to land in North America and Britain gave Ohio to Native Americans instead of the American colonists
Religion and Education
How big was the largest recorded Thanksgiving Turkey ever?
Tyson the Turkey weighted in at an incredible 89 pounds in 1989
Why did European colonial powers NEED to establish colonies in the Americas?
To acquire raw material resources that would then be turned into finished goods and sold at a profit
Describe George Washington's role in instigating the French and Indian War
He led a scouting party to get information on French forts. He was captured (some of his men were killed) and the French took this the wrong way
Tell me who each nation allied with during the 7 Years War/French and Indian War:
Iroquois, Most Native Americans, Indians, Spain
Iroquois and Spain allied with Britain
Most Native Americans and Indians sided with France
What were the Salem Witch Trials?
When hard times fell on New England, women were declared to be witches and burned alive. They did this because many men found it unnatural that women owned land and could read
Who officially declared Thanksgiving a holiday?