American History 1600-1700s

What do you know about the most important events and facts of Colonial America from 1601 to 1800?

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

Roanoke ✓

Massachusetts Bay ✓

Plymouth ✓

New Netherland ✓

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

Christopher Columbus ✓

Sir Francis Drake ✓

Henry Hudson ✓

James Cook ✓

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

New Amsterdam ✓

Jamestown ✓

Charlestown ✓

Hudson Bay ✓

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

George Washington ✓

William Penn ✓

John Smith ✓

John Carver ✓

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

John Smith ✓

William Penn ✓

John Rolfe ✓

Roger Williams ✓

6. What Native American tribe was Pocahontas from?

Navajo ✓

Cherokee ✓

Powhatan ✓

Sioux ✓

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

Virginia ✓

Connecticut ✓

Georgia ✓

Massachusetts ✓

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

Williamsburg ✓

Jamestown ✓

Massachusetts ✓

Plymouth ✓

9. What holiday was started with the Pilgrims?

4th of July ✓

Christmas ✓

Memorial Day ✓

Thanksgiving ✓

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

Mexicans ✓

Spanish ✓

French ✓

Native American tribes ✓

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

Grenadine Confederation ✓

New Spain ✓

New Granada ✓

Gran Colombia ✓

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

Portugal and France ✓

Spain and Portugal ✓

Great Britain and Spain ✓

France and Great Britain ✓

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

The Battle of Yorktown ✓

The Intolerable Acts ✓

Boston Tea Party ✓

Battle of Lexington & Concord ✓

14. When did the Revolutionary War begin?

1775 ✓

1685 ✓

1715 ✓

1661 ✓

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

Molly Pitcher ✓

Molly Malone ✓

Harriet Tubman ✓

G.I. Jane ✓

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

Declaration of independence ✓

First shots of the war ✓

Gunpowder incident ✓

Tea party ✓

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

Portland ✓

Salt Lake City ✓

Boston ✓

New York ✓

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

George Washington ✓

Abraham Lincoln ✓

John Smith ✓

Thomas Jefferson ✓

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

Redcoats ✓

Patriots of America ✓

Knights of Templar ✓

Sons of Liberty ✓

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

Tea ✓

Paint ✓

Wool ✓

Tax documents ✓

21. What peace treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?

Treaty of Versailles ✓

Treaty of Danger ✓

Treaty of Tordesillas ✓

Treaty of Paris ✓

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

Battle of Lexington ✓

Battle of Germantown ✓

Battle of Yorktown ✓

Battle of Cowpens ✓

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

1812 ✓

1800 ✓

1783 ✓

1755 ✓

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

1st September ✓

2nd August ✓

4th July ✓

3rd June ✓

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

George Washington ✓

John Adams ✓

Thomas Jefferson ✓

Benjamin Franklin ✓

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

13 ✓

7 ✓

9 ✓

15 ✓

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

Benjamin Franklin ✓

Thomas Jefferson ✓

George Washington ✓

Abraham Lincoln ✓

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