Colonial Foundations
This colony was the last of the original 13 to be founded.
What is Georgia?
This 1494 agreement divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
1492 — This explorer made his first voyage to the New World
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This battle is known as the “Shot Heard Round the World.”
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This man wrote Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This English monarch is the namesake of Virginia.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
This term describes the brutal voyage enslaved Africans endured across the Atlantic.
What is the Middle Passage?
1607 — This was the founding year of the first permanent English colony.
What is Jamestown?
The First President of the United States
Who is George Washington?
This ambassador and inventor on the $100 bill represented the U.S. in France during the Revolution.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
These two European powers fought in the French and Indian War.
Who are the French and the English?
These laborers worked for 4–7 years in exchange for passage to America.
Who are indentured servants?
1692 — This infamous series of trials took place in Massachusetts.
What is the Salem Witch Trials?
This group was a rebellious organization pushing for independence in Massachusetts.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
This winter camp was a turning point for the Continental Army’s training and discipline.
What is Valley Forge?
Plymouth colony was primarily founded for this reason.
What is religious freedom?
This fighting style uses surprise attacks and hit‑and‑run tactics.
What is guerilla warfare?
1776 - The name of the very famous document which stated the United States is no longer ruled by England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This early government was the first constitution of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This concept ensures that no branch of government becomes too powerful.
What are Checks and Balances?
This naval disaster weakened Spain and opened the door for English colonization.
What is the defeat of the Spanish Armada?
This petition was the colonies’ final attempt at peace before the Revolutionary War.
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
1787 - This major law created a plan for new states in the Northwest Territory.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This uprising by farmers in Massachusetts exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays Rebellion?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?