Native Americans
Native Americans fought for and against the British in the French and Indian War. True or False.
True.
This region of the colonies thrived on industry and textiles, since they couldn't farm.
The New England Colonies
George Washington's family home
Mt. Vernon
Name of the incident where British soldiers fired upon protesting Colonists
The Boston Massacre
Name 1 battle which Daniel Shays fought in
Lexington, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Ticonderoga
What was the first permanent American settlement?
Jamestown
Native Americans favored the British during the American Revolution. True or false.
True.
This colonial region had successful agriculture but a dispersed population
The southern colonies
George Washington's French military comrade
Marquis de Lafayette
Which two European countries came to the colonists aid to defeat the British?
France and Spain
America's weak, first government was based off of this legal document
Articles of Confederation
What was the very first American settlement?
Roanoke
Native Americans of this region lived in pueblos and hogans.
Southwest
This colonial region had both large urban centers and thriving farmland
The middle colonies
Famous battle won by Washington which reignited hope in the American Revolution
Battle of Lexington-Concord
This battle marked a turning point in the war, convincing the French to enter the fight against the British.
Battle of Saratoga
Shays' rebels surrounded what structures to stop them from seizing land and sending debtors to prison
Courts
Which group came to America on the Mayflower?
The Pilgrims
This Native American leader helped George Washington instigate the French and Indian War.
The Half King
This colony was the largest of the original 13
Virginia
Washington's age when he taught himself to survey land
13
Benedict Arnold was to give the British critical information about this defensive stronghold on the Hudson
West Point
This founding father spoke violently against Shay and his rebels, saying they should be put to death
Samuel Adams
Was religion was practiced by the Pilgrims?
Puritanism
This rounded home of the eastern woodlands Native Americans protected them against all types of weather.
Wigwam
This colony housed the home of the Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
The name of the fort the French built after defeating Washington's army at Fort Necessity
Fort Duquesne
Though technically considered a victory, Cornwallis suffered such heavy losses at this battle that he retreated to Yorktown to await reinforcements.
Battle of Guilford Court House
Shaysites
Which colony was considered highly tolerant of different religions and political thought?
Rhode Island