Geography & Map Skills
This map feature shows the directions North, South, East, and West.
What is a Compass Rose?
What was the first Colony established?
What is Jamestown (Virginia)?
The French and Indian War was fought between these two European powers.
What are Britain and France?
England made colonists pay extra money on paper goods in this act.
What is the Stamp Act?
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Valley Forge was a winter camp during which war?
What is the American Revolution?
Lines that run East to West and measure North and South.
What are Lines of Latitude?
The New England Colonies relied heavily on this ocean for their economy.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
The main reason Britain and France fought the war was for control of this valley.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This famous protest involved colonists throwing tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
According to the Declaration, rights that cannot be taken away are called...
What are unalienable rights?
The officer that trained Washington's army at Valley Forge was...
Who is Baron Von Steuben?
The 0* line of longitude is called...
What is the Prime Meridian?
This colonial region had the largest plantations and relied heavily on enslaved labor.
What are the Southern Colonies?
This future American Leader and President, gained early military experience during the war.
Who is George Washington?
Colonists used this phrase to express anger about not having a say in Parliament.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"?
Name all three unalienable rights.
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
Two major hardships soldiers faced at Valley Forge.
What is starvation, disease, no shoes, cold, snow, low morale, etc.?
This tool on a map explains what the symbols and colors mean.
What is a Map Legend/Key?
Name the 3 regions of the 13 Colonies.
What are the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies?
After the war, Britain created this line to avoid conflict with Native Americans.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
This event occurred when British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing 5 colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This part of the Declaration lists all the complaints against King George III.
What is the List of Grievances?
The Continental Army stayed at Valley Forge during what winter?
What was 1777-1778?
Name the Oceans and Continents.
What are Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Ocean?
What are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia?
Name the original 13 Colonies.
What are New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?
One major effect of the French and Indian War that angered colonists was that Britain...
What is raised taxes to pay for the war?
This meeting of colonial delegates met in 1775-76 in Philadelphia, PA and established the Continental Army, the Declaration of Independence, and agreed to support the American Revolution.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
The final copy of the Declaration was signed in this building in what city?
What is Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA?
Valley Forge was how many miles away from what city?
What is 18 miles from Philadelphia, PA?