Name that Era Challenge!
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Gold, God, and Glory serve as the main reasons for European countries to seek out new territories and establish colonies to expand their power
Exploration & Colonization
American Revolution
Constitution
Early Republic
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mercantilism causes competition between the French (interested in furs), Spanish (interested in establishing Catholic missions), and British (interested in raw materials) to claim new lands and territory
Exploration & Colonization
American Revolution
Constitution
Early Republic
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jamestown is established in Virginia as the 1st permanent English settlement in North America
Exploration & Colonization
American Revolution
Constitution
Early Republic
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The 1st examples of representative government in North America are created with the Virginia House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Exploration & Colonization
American Revolution
Constitution
Early Republic
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The transatlantic trade brings slaves from Africa to work on plantations growing cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo
Exploration & Colonization
American Revolution
Constitution
Early Republic
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Groups like the Pilgrims and Puritans in New England, Quakers in Pennsylvania, and Catholics in Maryland migrate to North America in search of religious freedom
Exploration & Colonization
American Revolution
Constitution
Early Republic
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
King George III issues the Proclamation of 1763 that sets the border of the 13 colonies at the Appalachian Mountains, blocks colonists from western lands to prevent problems with Native Americans after French and Indian War
Exploration & Colonization
American Revolution
Constitution
Early Republic
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