Leading up to the American Revolution

What was the period of time where explorers searched for new lands?

• Age of Gold

• Age of Exploration

• Christopher Columbus

• Age of Columbus

Who were the first people in America?

• English

• French

• Native Americans

• Spanish

What was the first successful English settlement in the New World?

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Florida

• California

What did the countries of Spain, England, and France all want?

• Land

• Fish

• Trees

• Ships

What country claimed the area where we live?

• English

• Spanish

• French

• Americans

How many colonies did the English, or British, create in the New World?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

What did the British and French end up fighting over?

• Fur

• Land

• Oceans

• Deer

How long did they fight?

• 7 years

• 8 years

• 9 years

• 10 years

Who won the French & Indian War?

• British

• Spanish

• French

• Indians