American History 1600-1700s

1. What colony was the first attempt by the English to establish a colony in the Americas?

2. What famous explorer brought the settlers from the first colony back to England?

3. What town became the first permanent English settlement in the Americas in 1607?

4. What famous leader helped the first English colony to survive its early years?

5. What was the name of early English settler of North America who was married to Pocahontas?

6. What Native American tribe was Pocahontas from?

7. The first Africans arrived in what British colony in 1619?

8. What colony the Pilgrims established in North America in 1620?

9. What holiday was started with the Pilgrims?

10. Who did the English colonists of New England fight in King Philip's war between 1675 and 1678?

11. What was the name given on in 1717 to the jurisdiction of the Spanish Empire in northern South America?

12. The Seven Years' War was a conflict between which European powers in North America?

13. What major event started the Revolutionary War and occurred between the First and Second Continental Congress?

14. When did the Revolutionary War begin?

15. What was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the Revolutionary War?

16. What event in the Revolution took place in Williamsburg?

17. Which city was the site of a Massacre in the growing rebellion?

18. Who was the Commander of the Continental Army and helped organize the efforts of the colonies to fight against Great Britain?

19. What group formed in Boston in 1765 to protest British taxes and laws?

20. What did patriots in Boston dump into the harbor in a 1773 protest?

21. What peace treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?

22. What is considered the final major battle of the Revolutionary War?

23. When did the Revolutionary War end and the USA was finally declared independent?

24. What was the date that the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?

25. What famous founding father wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

26. How many British colonies were established during the 17th and 18th centuries in what is now a part of the eastern USA?

27. Who was the first President of the United States?