Colonial America

Where were the 13 original colonies located?

• On the Northeast Coast 

• On the West Coast
• In the middle of  North America 

The 13 original colonies were divided into three regions:

• East, West and North
• Top, middle and bottom
• New England, Middle and Southern

The Declaration of Independence was a document which:

• Proposed a new government for America.

• Declared to the world, the colonists complaints against the King of England and why they wanted to be independent.

Experts believe the first Native Americans were __________________.

• sailors

• warriors

• magicians

• hunter-gatherers

Experts believe the first people to settle the Americas traveled here from ______across a land-bridge.

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Eurasia

Descendants of these early people are called ___________.

• Orignial Americans

• Colonists

• Native Americans

• Explorers

Who settled Jamestown, Virginia (the 1st colony) in 1607?

• The Spanish

• The English

• The French

Who settled Plymouth, Massachusetts (settlement we remember in Thanksgiving) in 1620?

• The Spanish

• The English

• The French

Which of the following did NOT come from Europe?

• Cows

• Corn

• Pigs

• Horses

What TERRIBLE practice started in the Americas in 1619, to build up the colonies?

• farming

• hunting

• slave trade