Independence And Revolution Colonies and States Expansion and features 1 pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 5 pt 5 pt Founders and Government Leaders
Land
What did England send the settlers to the New World to gain?
Jamestown, Virginia
What is the first permanent English Colony in America?
Delaware
Which colony was founded by the English after American Indians killed the Europeans who tried to settle there?
Massachusetts
What present-day state is Plymouth located in?
Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Plymouth
What were the five original New England Colonies?
France
Who did we buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
Appalachian Mountains
What was the area west of the land set aside for the Indians by the Proclamation of 1763?
Lewis and Clark
What 2 men explored the Louisiana Purchase?
Northwest Passage
What passage was Henry Hudson searching for?
Sacajawea
Which Indian woman served as a guide for Lewis and Clark?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What are three branches of the US Government?
George Washington
Who was the first US president?
Legislative Branch
What branch of our government makes the laws?
Articles of Confederation
What was the first written plan of government for the U. S. that did not work?
Constitution of the United States of America
What famous document tells all about how our government is run?
William Penn
Who founded Pennsylvania?
John Smith
Who was the main leader in Jamestown?
Puritans
Which group of people founded Massachusetts Bay?
John Mason
Who started the New Hampshire Colony as a fishing haven?
James Oglethorpe
Who founded Georgia as a safe place for debtors?
Loyalist
Who sided with the British; the opposite of a patriot?
Boston Harbor
Where did the Boston Tea Party take place?
Taxes
Name one reason the colonist were upset with Great Britain prior to the American Revolution?
They led violent protests against the Stamp Act
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Paul Revere
Who was a silversmith that rode the countryside warning that the British were coming?