Early America Who am I? Battles What is it? Huh? 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

Henry Hudson sought a water route around America. What was the name of this water route?

The Northwest Passage 100 points

What is this system of government called? A system of government in which the people choose representatives who govern in their name. What is this system of government called?

republic 200 points

What is this document called? This English charter placed limits on the power of the monarch of England. What is this document called?

Magna Carta 300 points

Colony founded by Puritans in 1629. What is the name of this colony?

Massachusetts Bay Colony 400 points

What is the name of this priest? DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! This Spanish priest thought that slaves should be brought from Africa to work in the Americas. What is the name of this priest?

Bartolome de las Casas 1000 points

I was the King of England during the American Revolution. Who am I?

George III 100 points

I wrote the that, “all men have the right to life, liberty, and property.” Who am I?

John Locke 200 points

My trial for libel established the tradition of freedom of the press in the American Colonies. Who am I?

John Peter Zenger 300 points

I believe that governmental power should be divided up into three branches. Who am I?

Baron de Montesquieu 400 points

I am the author of a pamphlet supporting American Independence from England. Who am I?

Thomas Paine 500 points

We were the locations for the first battles of the American Revolution. What battles were we?

The battles of Lexington and Concord 100 points

What is this battle called ? This battle was the turning point in the Revolution, it brought France into the war on the side of the Patriots What is this battle called ?

The Battle of Saratoga 200 points

What was this battle called? This battle brought final victory for the American cause in the Revolution. What was this battle called?

The Battle of Yorktown 300 points

Washington crossed the icy Delaware River to win this battle. What is the name of this battle that was fought 10 days before Princeton?

The Battle of Trenton 400 points

What did Americans call this war? This is the war that happened before the American Revolution. Europeans call this war the Seven Years War (1756-1763), but Americans call this war something else. What did Americans call this war?

The French & Indian War 500 points

What is it called when someone fights in a war for pay? A German Hessian was paid to fight for the British against the Patriots. What is it called when someone fights in a war for pay?

A mercenary 100 points

During the colonial period, most people lived and worked what occupation?

Farmers 200 points

What was this movement called? Jonathan Edwards helped establish this religious movement in the 1730s and 1740s What was this movement called?

The Great Awakening 300 points

Where does this phrase come from? “We hold these truths to be self- evident. That all men are created equal.” Where does this phrase come from?

The Declaration of Independence 400 points

What was this event called? The American ideals spread to France and eventually cost the King of France his head. What was this event called?

The French Revolution 500 points

A ruler with complete authority over the government and people . What doctrine or belief is this?

The Divine Right of Kings 100 points

This British Act allowed British soldiers to live in private homes. What was the name of this act?

The Quartering Act 200 points

A form of government where residents meet to make decisions for the community. Is called what?

Town Meeting 300 points

The rights that belong to every human being from birth. Are called what?

Natural Rights 400 points

The ‘minutemen’ were members of local community organization. What was that volunteer group called?

The militia 500 points