Early Settlement
This wealthy Englishman was responsible for funding the early colony at Roanoke and Jamestown
Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
The city of New York was originally founded by this group of people.
Who are the Dutch?
This group of people originally made up the largest percentage of the population of the colonies
Who are indentured servants?
This tax was the first direct tax on the colonies
Stamp Act
Which battle brought foreign support to the Patriots?
Saratoga
This was a political agreement based on self-government established by the Puritans at Plymouth Colony.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This group of people left England after a split with the Church of England to start a colony based on religious freedom
Who are the Puritans?
Why did most enslaved Africans live in the southern colonies?
Slavery was the basis of the southern economy
The man founded the Sons of Liberty
Sam Adams
What was the essay published that formed public opinion and led to the Declaration of Indpendence?
Common Sense
This man founded the colony of Maryland as a refuge for Catholics.
Who is Lord Baltimore?
Why was New Netherlands slow to populate?
The economy was too good/ push-pull factors
Britain allowed the colonies to rule themselves in exchange for profit. This principle is known as...
salutary neglect
What was the major outcome of the 1st Continental congress?
Boycott of all British goods
This founding father was the first to advocate for Indpedendence?
John Adams
The colony of Georgia was founded as a ......
What is a buffer from the Spanish?
What is New Amsterdam?
As a result of the French and Indian war, the British came to an agreement with Native Americans to prevent western settlement. This is known as...
The Proclamation of 1763
What were the three outcomes of the 2nd Continental Congress?
Olive Branch
George Washington and the Continental Army
Congress Assumes Responsibility
Which founding father was one of the Key Negotiators when signing the Treaty of Paris and the GOAT of founding fathers?
Ben Franklin
This was the first representative governing body in North America.
What is the House of Burgesses?
This New England colony established the separation of church and state and invited religious diversity.
What is Rhode island?
Tensions between the colonists and the British rose after the F&I war because...
the British had war debts to pay off
What was the colonists main reason for resisting taxes?
They were not represented in parliament.
This founding father was known for saying "Give me Liberty or give me Death!"
Patrick Henry