THIS event is what is depicted here in this piece of colonial propaganda.
Boston Massacre
What was the final battle of the American Revolution that resulted in a treaty with Great Britain and recognized independence?
Battle of Yorktown
A 1763 uprising of Indian warriors from a confederation of Native Americans who were upset with British colonial rule and settlement in the Great Lakes region and was an effort to drive settlers and British soldiers out of the area.
Pontiac's Rebellion
What event within the American Revolution is depicted in this image?
Valley Forge
Identify ONE characteristic of the southern plantation system during height of the colonial era?
use of slave labor / cash crop agric. (ie tobacco) / large tracts of land
Which colonial individual is BEST remembered for his desire to create a "city upon a hill"?
John Winthrop (last name only ok)
Creator of this piece of propaganda
Paul Revere
________ was the common target of blame within both the Declaration of Independence and Common Sense.
King George III
Of the following, which event happened FIRST? •Bunker Hill •Boston Tea Party •First Continental Congress •Declaration of Independence
Boston Tea Party
Known as pacifists, THIS group also known as the Society of Friends, was noted as colonial settlers who were most tolerant of other religious denominations and were later famous for their condemnation of slavery.
Quakers
THIS colonial representative “body” chose George Washington as the individual to lead the Continental Army and ordered the Declaration of Independence to be written.
2nd Continental Congress
This was the FIRST piece of legislation passed by Parliament after the French-Indian War in an effort to raise revenue to pay off England's debt?
Sugar Act
What event caused (or led) to the meeting of the First Continental Congress
Parliament passing the Intolerable (or Coercive) Acts
Ancestors of THIS Native American tribe lived in homes made out of adobe brick (pictured here).
Pueblo
This individual pictured here was a major organizer of the Sons of Liberty who used illegal and sometimes violent means to protest British taxes and policies.
Samuel Adams
Identify the name of the Native (Indian) leader who led a conflict with the New England settlers of Massachusetts colony?
King Philip (or Metacomet)
Common targets/victims of this event were unmarried (or widowed) women who owned property and were economically independent.
Salem Witch Trials
In which region pictured here did a more diverse group of colonial settlers live?
Middle Colonies (region in orange)
It is the source of what is pictured here.
Declaration of Independence
The surrender of THIS British general’s army led many British citizens to call for peace negotiations and an end to the war.
General Lord Cornwallis
This pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine, was written to rally colonists around the idea of independence and the establishment of a republic as form of government.
Common Sense
Settlement of Pennsylvania colony was largely led by what religious denomination?
Quakers
THIS event caused Parliament to pass a series of laws (known famously as the Intolerable Acts) that included closing Boston Harbor, forbidding town hall meetings, and required colonial citizens to house British soldiers
Boston Tea Party
What event(s) is also known as "the shot heard around the world"?
Lexington and Concord
What was the FIRST permanent English settlement in the New World?
Jamestown Virginia
The image pictured here represents the first time that Parliament passed a direct tax over the colonies on goods created internally within the colonies. Needless to say, it was extremely unpopular with many colonists!
Stamp Act
The French & Indian War gave _____ invaluable military experience even though many unfortunate personal mistakes were also made during this period including the killing of French soldiers on a diplomatic mission and a friendly-fire incident
George Washington
Known for their work ethic, THIS group of colonial settlers is also famous for their lack of tolerance towards other Christian religious denominations and created a form of government in which only male church members could vote.
Puritans
What country formally came into alliance with the Patriots after the colonial victory at Saratoga?
France
The image here is an example of this CONCEPT which some historians argue was a major cause of the American Revolution.
propaganda
This Indian tribe lived in the region of the New York colony and are best known for living in longhouses seen below as well as playing a strategic role in the struggle between the French and British for supremacy in North America.
Iroquois
This region of the British colonies are BEST known for its plantation system of agriculture and heavy reliance on slave labor.
Southern (Chesapeake) colonies
Name given to those American colonists who sided with Great Britain during the American Revolution.
Loyalists (or Tories)
A Portuguese scholar and nobleman, this individual sponsored expeditions to find new trade routes and sparked the process of European colonization of the New World.
Prince Henry the Navigator
A violent slave revolt in South Carolina colony in which slaves attempted to flee to Spanish Florida.
Stono Rebellion
Turning point battle during the Revolutionary War because as a result of the Patriots’ victory here it persuaded the French to create a military alliance with the colonies.
Battle of Saratoga
This religious group organized Plymouth colony and are best affiliated with the events that are now memorialized in the American tradition of Thanksgiving.
Pilgrims
What cash crop enabled Jamestown and the Virginia Company to thrive?
tobacco
The ancestors of this tribe are best known for homes built of adobe brick and for the cliff remains located in the American southwest pictured here.
Pueblo
THIS colonial region is characterized as the least tolerant of other religious denominations and settled by a group who wished to create a ‘city on a hill’.
New England
This colonial region was largely settled by Puritans who sought to create a refuge for themselves by creating a society where the government and religion were united into one (a theocracy)
New England
Debt from THIS historical event led the British Parliament to pass various pieces of legislation in an effort to raise revenue from the British colonists living in North America.
French & Indian War
This Italian explorer pictured here sailed on behalf of Great Britain and his discoveries helped lay the groundwork for Britain’s later claim to Canada.
John Cabot
Name given to the green bold boundary line pictured to the right created by British Parliament in an effort to reduce conflicts between colonial settlers and Native tribes.
Proclamation Line of 1763
Identify what TYPE of tax characterizes the Stamp Act.
direct tax or internal tax
Diseases such as smallpox being introduced to Native American tribes of the New World is an example of this CONCEPT.
Columbian Exchange
In which region pictured here did the Salem Witch Trials occur?
New England (region in red)
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