Individual Colony Facts
Colonies
Life in the colonies
Declaration of Independence
American Revolution
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which colony created the Mayflower Compact?
Massachusetts
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Name a New England Colony
Acceptable Answers: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, or New Hampshire
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what was the main center of activity in the colonies
waterfront
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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What were the 5 battles we learned about?
Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown
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What was New York originally called?
New Netherlands
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On the map, point to where the colony New York is
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What is the Magna Carta
a document that required the King to follow the law
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When was the Declaration of Independence finished?
July 4, 1776
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Which battle was the "shot heard round the world"? Why?
Lexington and Concord, because it was the gunshot that started the Revolutionary War
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what was the first successful British colony in America?
Jamestown, Virginia
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What are the three regions of colonies?
New England, Middle, and Southern
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What was the Great Awakening? Why was it important?
religious movement in 1730s that inspired colonists who were only going through the motions of religion.
- it helped to inspire ideas that all people were equal in the eyes of God
paved the way toward the Revolution
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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
The colonies wanted to separate from the power of Great Britain after countless attempts to make peace and Great Britain's denial. One important factor is that King George referred to the colonists as "traitors". (other accepted answers are the tex acts or explanation of the two battles that happened prior)
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Which Battles did the Americans win?
Lexington and Concord, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown
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What does Philadelphia (a city in Pennsylvania) mean?
city of brotherly love
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What is mercantilism
An economic policy in which nations tried to gain wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies
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what were four chores that the colonists had to do on the farms?
their chores were cutting wood, feeding animals, clearing land, tending crops, building fences, making furniture and tools, gathering eggs, spinning thread, weaving cloth, sewing clothes, making candles and soap, cooking, cleaning, and caring for babies
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what are the natural rights that all people have according to this document?
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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Who did the colonists gain as an ally? During which battle?
France became their ally during the Battle of Saratoga
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Which colony had the first democracy?
Pennsylvania
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Name the 13 colonies
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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Which colony established Thanksgiving? When?
Massachusetts, 1621
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Who was the audience of the Declaration of Independence, and explain why. (hint: more than one audience)
King George III or British government- the document lists all of their complaints against Britain
other colonists- persuade more colonists to join the Revolution efforts
foreign powers like France and Spain- convince them to help the colonies as allies
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When was the last battle of the American Revolution? Which one was it?
Battle of Yorktown- September 28-October 19, 1781