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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?
Massachusetts Bay
New Netherland
Plymouth
Roanoke
2. What famous explorer brought the settlers from the first colony back to England?
James Cook
Henry Hudson
Sir Francis Drake
Christopher Columbus
3. What town became the first permanent English settlement in the Americas in 1607?
Jamestown
Charlestown
Hudson Bay
New Amsterdam
4. What famous leader helped the first English colony to survive its early years?
John Smith
William Penn
John Carver
George Washington
5. What was the name of early English settler of North America who was married to Pocahontas?
John Rolfe
John Smith
Roger Williams
William Penn
6. What Native American tribe was Pocahontas from?
Sioux
Navajo
Powhatan
Cherokee
7. The first Africans arrived in what British colony in 1619?
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Virginia
Georgia
8. What colony the Pilgrims established in North America in 1620?
Plymouth
Massachusetts
Jamestown
Williamsburg
9. What holiday was started with the Pilgrims?
Memorial Day
4th of July
Christmas
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?
New Granada
New Spain
Grenadine Confederation
Gran Colombia
12. The Seven Years' War was a conflict between which European powers in North America?
Great Britain and Spain
Portugal and France
Spain and Portugal
France and Great Britain
13. What major event started the Revolutionary War and occurred between the First and Second Continental Congress?
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Lexington & Concord
The Intolerable Acts
The Battle of Yorktown
14. When did the Revolutionary War begin?
1715
1775
1661
1685
15. What was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the Revolutionary War?
G.I. Jane
Harriet Tubman
Molly Malone
Molly Pitcher
16. What event in the Revolution took place in Williamsburg?
Tea party
Gunpowder incident
First shots of the war
Declaration of independence
17. Which city was the site of a Massacre in the growing rebellion?
Salt Lake City
New York
Boston
Portland
18. Who was the Commander of the Continental Army and helped organize the efforts of the colonies to fight against Great Britain?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Smith
19. What group formed in Boston in 1765 to protest British taxes and laws?
Sons of Liberty
Redcoats
Patriots of America
Knights of Templar
20. What did patriots in Boston dump into the harbor in a 1773 protest?
Paint
Wool
Tea
Tax documents
21. What peace treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Danger
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Versailles
22. What is considered the final major battle of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Lexington
23. When did the Revolutionary War end and the USA was finally declared independent?
1783
1800
1755
1812
24. What was the date that the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?
4th July
2nd August
1st September
3rd June
25. What famous founding father wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
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?
15
13
7
9
27. Who was the first President of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
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