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What term is given to a big farm where crops are grown on a large scale?

Plantation

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Who was the first president of the United States of America?

George Washington

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Why do you think one horse could be exchanged for 15 or 20 slaves?

Horses were highly valued and they had an over supply of slaves.

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What term is given to a person who is owned by another person?

slave

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banana

Go to last place!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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gift

Win 10 points!

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thief

Give points!

seesaw

Swap points!

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magnet

Take 25 points!

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fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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How many states are there in America today?

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Why did many of the indigenous American people die soon after the British colonists arrived?

They had no immunity to the diseases (such as smallpox, measles and influenza) that the colonists brought with them

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seesaw

Swap points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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boom

Lose 50 points!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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gift

Win 20 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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Name a disease that the British colonists brought with them when they colonised the east coast of the United States of America.

Any one of the following: small pox, measles, influenza

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The USA was created when the thirteen colonies were granted their freedom from Britain. In which year did this happen?

1783

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Why are the indigenous people of America called 'Indians'?

When the first European explorers landed in America they thought they were in India.

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Where were the 'Thirteen colonies' located?

East coast of America

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What term means the local inhabitants or the people who originally lived in the country?

Indigenous people

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Who were the first Europeans to set foot on the shores of west Africa in the 15th century?

Portuguese

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