A New World Flashcards

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Q: What is a region or place ruled and controlled by a far-away country?

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A: Colony

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Q: Who are people who must work for another person in exchange for learning a trade or passage to America?

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A: Indentured Servant

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Q: How do we refer to the first people who lived in North America?

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A: Native Americans/ Indigenous People

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Q: About one hundred years after Christopher Columbus, where did the pilgrims land?

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A: Plymouth Rock

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Q: What is Roanoke Island also known as?

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A: The Lost Colony

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Q: Why is Roanoke Island called the “Lost Colony”

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A: Everyone mysteriously disappeared

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Q: Who was the first child of English Parents born in North America named?

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A: Virginia Dare

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Q: Who was Jamestown named after?

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A: King James

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Q: By 1732, how many British Colonies were there?

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A: 13

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Q: What was the first settlement after Roanoke Island?

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A: Jamestown

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Q: Where do historians think the colonists from Roanoke Island went?

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A: With Native American tribes

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Q: What did the Continental Army do when they ran out of bullets?

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A: They melted down a statue of King George III

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Q: What river did George Washington’s army cross to surprise attack the British?

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A: The Delaware

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Q: What was the name of the British government?

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A: Parliament

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Q: Who are the people that we elect to represent us in government?

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A: representatives

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Q: Why were people in the colonies not happy to pay taxes?

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A: They didn’t get to vote for representatives

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Q: Who was the King of England during the early colony times?

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.A: King George III

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Q: What did King George tax that made the colonists of Massachusetts angry?

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A: Tea

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Q: What event happened when Massachusetts colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor?

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A: Boston Tea Party

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Q: What was the name of the group of colonists that started the Boston Tea Party?

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A: Sons of Liberty

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Q: What was the group of representatives that met to talk about what to do with Britain?

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A: The Continental Congress

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Q: Who were the colonists who were loyal to Britain called?

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A: Loyalists

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Q: What were the colonists who were starting to think of themselves as Americans, not British Citizens?

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A: Patriots

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Q: What is an army made up of ordinary people, not trained soldiers?

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A: militia

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Q: What was the nickname of British Soldiers?
A: red coats
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Q: Who arranged for a signal to be given- One lantern if traveling by land and two lanterns if A: traveling by sea?
A: Paul Revere
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Q: Did the British end up traveling by land or sea?
A: By sea
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Q: What did Paul Revere shout as he rode on horse through the colonial towns?
A: The Red Coats are Coming! The Red Coats are Coming!
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Q: Who were the colonists who were ready to fight within a minute's notice?
A: Minutemen
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Q: What was the war between the colonists and the British Army known as?
A: Revolutionary War
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Q: What was the first shot of the Revolutionary War known as?
A: The Shot Heard Around the World
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Q: What was the first army in the United States called?
A: Continental Army
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Q: What document explained why the 13 colonies no longer wanted to be controlled by Great Britain?
A: The Declaration of Independence
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Q: When is America's Birthday?
A: July 4, 1776
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Q: Who did the 2nd Continental Congress choose to lead the army?
A: George Washington
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Q: What is a name for the flag of the United States of America?
A: Stars and Stripes
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Q: Why was Pennsylvania a good place to meet for the Continental Conventions?
A: It was centrally located so nobody didn't have to travel too far.
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Q: Who sewed the first American Flag?
A: Betsy Ross
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Q: What holiday did George Washington and his men cross the Delaware River to attack the Red Coats?
A: Christmas
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Q: Who did the Continental Congress decide to represent the colonies in France?
A: Benjamin Franklin
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Q: Where did Washington's army camp out in the winter of 1777 and 1778?
A: Valley Forge
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Q: What country sent the Continental Army supplies?
A: France
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Q: Who was the leader of the British Army in the Revolutionary War?
A: General Cornwallis
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Q: How did the British show they were surrendering?
A: British drummer boys waved a white flag.
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Q: What song did the British Army play after they surrendered?
A: The World Turned Upside Down
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Q: What was the name of George Washington's home near the Potomac River in Virginia?
A: Mount Vernon