Spanish Colonization
European Colonies
British Colonies
Politics of the Revolution
Revolutionary War
100

What was the main motivation for Spanish colonization?

Gold, Glory, God

100

 What was the economic system that controlled European colonial trade?

Mercantilism

100

What was the first successful English colony in North America?

Jamestown, 1607

100

What was the slogan colonists used to protest British taxation?

"No taxation without representation"

100

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

Battle of Lexington and Concord

200

What treaty divided the New World between Spain and Portugal?

Treaty of Tordesillas

200

What colony mysteriously disappeared by 1590?

Roanoke Colony

200

What religious group founded Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Puritans

200

What 1765 British law required colonists to provide housing for soldiers?

Quartering Act

200

Which battle is considered the turning point of the war because it secured French support?

Battle of Saratoga

300

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

Hernán Cortés

300

Which European country controlled the colony of New York before the British took over?

The Netherlands/Dutch

300

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

It established self-governance for Plymouth Colony

300

What event in 1770 resulted in the deaths of five colonists at the hands of British soldiers?

Boston Massacre

300

Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

George Washington

400

How did the encomienda system work?

Spanish settlers were granted land and forced Native labor

400

What cash crop saved Jamestown and led to the colony’s expansion?

Tobacco

400

What system brought indentured servants to the colonies in exchange for passage to America?

Headright System

400

What influential pamphlet did Thomas Paine write in 1776?

Common Sense

400

What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?

Battle of Yorktown

500

What was the long-term impact of Spanish colonization on Native American populations?

Massive population decline due to disease and forced labor

500

What was the primary reason for French colonization in North America?

Fur trade and economic gain

500

What colony was founded by William Penn as a refuge for Quakers?

Pennsylvania

500

What document formally declared the American colonies’ independence from Britain?

Declaration of Independence

500

What treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?

Treaty of Paris, 1783