Statistics for American History 1600-1700s

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What town became the first permanent English settlement in the Americas in 1607?	Jamestown	92%
What holiday was started with the Pilgrims?	Thanksgiving	89%
When did the Revolutionary War begin?	1775	77%
What did patriots in Boston dump into the harbor in a 1773 protest?	Tea	76%
Who was the Commander of the Continental Army and helped organize the efforts of the colonies to fight against Great Britain?	George Washington	75%
What Native American tribe was Pocahontas from?	Powhatan	75%
Which city was the site of a Massacre in the growing rebellion?	Boston	73%
What group formed in Boston in 1765 to protest British taxes and laws?	Sons of Liberty	73%
How many British colonies were established during the 17th and 18th centuries in what is now a part of the eastern USA?	13	70%
When did the Revolutionary War end and the USA was finally declared independent?	1783	70%
The Seven Years' War was a conflict between which European powers in North America?	France and Great Britain	70%
Who was the first President of the United States?	George Washington	70%
What was the date that the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?	4th July	69%
What colony the Pilgrims established in North America in 1620?	Plymouth	64%
What famous leader helped the first English colony to survive its early years?	John Smith	61%
What famous founding father wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?	Thomas Jefferson	61%
What colony was the first attempt by the English to establish a colony in the Americas?	Roanoke	60%
The first Africans arrived in what British colony in 1619?	Virginia	58%
What peace treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?	Treaty of Paris	56%
What is considered the final major battle of the Revolutionary War?	Battle of Yorktown	55%
What was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the Revolutionary War?	Molly Pitcher	52%
What event in the Revolution took place in Williamsburg?	Gunpowder incident	50%
What was the name of early English settler of North America who was married to Pocahontas?	John Rolfe	49%
Who did the English colonists of New England fight in King Philip's war between 1675 and 1678?	Native American tribes	48%
What major event started the Revolutionary War and occurred between the First and Second Continental Congress?	Battle of Lexington & Concord	39%
What famous explorer brought the settlers from the first colony back to England?	Sir Francis Drake	32%
What was the name given on in 1717 to the jurisdiction of the Spanish Empire in northern South America?	New Granada	26%