The Colonies 1
What was the first colony founded in 1607 in Virginia.
Jamestown
What colonies had slaves?
All of them
What war in 1754 caused the British to tax the colonists more?
French and Indian War
Who was the leader of the Continental army?
George Washington
What treaty ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris 1783
What crop made Virginia colonies rich in the 1600s?
Tobacco
Who was put on trial in Salem Massachusetts?
Witches
Why did the colonists think the taxes against them were unfair?
No taxation, without representation.
What battle convinced the French to join the Americans?
Battle of Saratoga
What was the united states Constitution right after the American Revolution called?
The Articles of Confederation
What settlement was founded because the people wanted religious freedom?
What were these people called?
Plymouth
Pilgrims
What was the journey called from Africa to the Americas, for enslaved people?
The Middle Passage
What was the event called when the colonists protested the taxes by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Who wrote it?
July 4, 1776
Thomas Jefferson
What event inspired America to make changes to its national government?
Shays Rebellion
Why did Native Americans and colonists fight each other?
The colonists were taking Native American land.
What are three reasons colonists came to America?
Money, Religious freedom, Political freedom, land
What was the event called when British doldiers shot and killed five colonists in the street?
The Boston Massacre
What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
What were three weaknesses of the first United States Constitution?
Congress could not raise money by taxing citizens directly.
The national government had to ask states for funds, which states often refused to pay.
Congress could not control trade between states or with foreign countries.
States taxed each other's goods and made separate, conflicting trade deals with foreign nations
There was no president or chief executive to enforce the laws passed by Congress.
There was no national court system to settle legal disputes between states.
What are the 13 colonies?
1 Virginia, 2 New Hampshire, 3 Massachusetts Bay, 4 Maryland, 5 Connecticut, 6 Rhode Island,
7 North Carolina, 8 New York, 9 New Jersey, 10 South Carolina, 11 Pennsylvania, 12 Delaware, 13 Georgia
List three reasons why the early colonists struggled to survive.
Bad weather, fights with natives, poor knowledge of farm land, disease.
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord.
The Americans used traditional warfare and what other kind of warfare to fight the British?
Guerrilla warfare
Why did the British surrender to the Americans?
Their people grew tired of the war and there was no end in sight.