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When do most archeologist think Native Americans arrived in the Americas?
Around 30,000 BCE
What were the three regions the thirteen British North American colonies were separated into?
What in return did rival empires typically gain when selling enslaved people?
weapons and clothing
What was the other name for the French and Indian War?
The Seven Years' War
What was the name of the Proclamation that stated that any enslaved person who could escape their plantation and fight for the British in the American Revolution would be granted their freedom.
The Dunmore Proclamation
Which state wrote the first constitution in the new colonies and had their own with trials 30 prior to the Salem Witch Trials?
Conneticut
What was the name of the castle where many Africans stayed while waiting for European ships?
Cape Coast Castle
Why isn't the "French and Indian War" or "Seven Years' War" an accurate name?
- Because the war wasn't fought between just the French and Native Americans, they were actually allied.
- The war actually lasted 9 years.
What was the name of the 47-page pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine.
Common Sense
What was produced the most to provide for a large population in the Americas?
Which state contained the Quakers and had one of the largest wheat and corn producing colonies?
Pennsylvania
What was the system of slavery practiced in Colonial North America?
Chattel Slavery
Why did most Native Americans choose to ally with the French over the British or Spanish during the French and Indian War?
- The French didn't have as many settlers as the British, which gave the Native Americans superiority.
- The French respected Native American customs more than the British.
- The Spanish had enslaved many Native Americans.
- The British had gone to war several times with Native Americans to get them to move from their homelands and ignored Native American customs.
What were the three sections the Declaration of Independence was broken up into?
2. 27 complaints about King George III and the treatment the British gave the American colonists.
3. The country's goal to be recognized as an independent country.
Due to little rain, what did the Native Americans in the Southwest rely on for water?
Irrigation (aqueducts)
Which region of the North American Colonies contained large plantations of tobacco, rice, and indigo?
Southern colonies
What was the name of the person who led a rebellion against Virginia Governor William Berkeley in 1676?
Name a European conflict that took place in the Americas?
- King William's War (1689-1697)
- Queen Anne's War (1702-1711)
- King George's War (1744-1748)
- War of Jenkin's Ear (1739-1748)
What was the name of the two groups that classified the American colonists based on where their loyalties lay?
Because the horse was not introduced to the Americas yet.
Who was the founder of Georgia who established three very unique laws?
Give an example of active resistance to slavery in the past.
- New York Slave Revolt of 1792
- Stono Rebellion of 1739 in South Carolina
- New York Conspiracy of 1741
What was the name of the fort George Washington and his troops built last minute at the beginning of the French and Indian War?
Fort Necessity
When was the Declaration of Independence actually signed?
August 2, 1776