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 Native Americans were _________ so they knew how to survive better than colonists.

• sailors

• warriors

• magicians

• hunter-gatherers

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

• slavery

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

The ________had large PLANTATIONS and depended upon enslaved Africans to grow and harvest cash-crops.

• North

• South