Social Studies 13 Colonies Flashcard

Front

Which happened first? A. Pilgrims landed in Plymouth. B. Colonists founded Jamestown. C. The constitution was written and signed.

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Colonists founded Jamestown.

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What happened to many of the native people when Europeans began establishing settlements?

Back

They were forced to move, forced into slavery, or were killed.

Front

Did all 113 men, women, and children that settled in Roanoke Colony disappear?

Back

True

Front

The English settlers went on to settle a total of ____ colonies.

Back

13

Front

After the British won the French and Indian War they had a large debt. To raise money to pay for the debt they decide to _______.

Back

make the colonist pay taxes.

Front

The Boston Tea Party was _____?

Back

a way to protest against Great Britain, where they dumped all the tea into the Boston Harbor.

Front

To declare independence from Great Britain, Benjamin Franklin wrote the __________.

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Declaration of Independence