Which European kingdom was the first to explore and establish a presence in North America?

Whom did the Spanish try to subjugate (enslave) to help them extract wealth from their colonial holdings (colonies)?

What was the primary motivating factor for the French in North America?

The French had a relatively large presence in North America with multiple densely populated settlements.

What was the primary motivating factor for the Dutch in North America?

In which region was the first permanent English settlement founded?

Where in North America did the Virginia Company establish the first successful English colony?

What did the Virginia Company want to find?

In 1618, the Virginia Company attempted a recruitment strategy to attract people to the New World. They promised 50 acres of land to those who paid for their own or another's passage to Virginia.

In 1619, which group of individuals was first imported to Virginia?

This was the second Chesapeake Colony, founded in 1632 by a single proprietor, Cecilius Calvert, who welcomed Catholics.

The settlers of Plymouth, Massachusetts were a group of English settlers known as Separatists, better known as what?

This document was signed by the Pilgrims as an agreement that they would follow "just and equal laws" and rule by "the consent of the governed".

The Puritans emigrated to create a new societal model, which their first governor, John Winthrop, called:

This Native American helped the Pilgrim settlers by supplying food during their first winter in Massachusetts.

Which feast, held on the fourth Thursday in November, was the Pilgrims' way of rejoicing for their survival?

This larger and more successful organization took over the Puritan colony at Plymouth.

Which could be punished in New England?

Who were the two individuals exiled from the Plymouth Colony for practicing their own version of Christianity?

Which group was at the top of the social structure in the South?

Which group was at the top of the social structure in the North?

Which are examples of representative bodies in the English colonies?

Who were the first settlers in the middle colonies?

Which of the following describes the Dutch settlement in North America?

What are some examples of the lasting effects of Dutch settlement in North America?

Which Englishman is most notable for his land grant to found a colony in the formerly Dutch-owned territory?

Pennsylvania was originally a haven for which religious group persecuted in England?

Which city, designed with a grid layout and founded by William Penn, became the largest city in the colonies and the second largest in the British Empire?

The Pennsylvania colony was religiously:

“Now I would have you well observe, that I am very sensible of the unkindness and injustice that has been too much exercised towards you by the people of these parts of the world, who have sought to make great advantages by you, sometimes to the shedding of blood. But I am not such a man. I have great love and regard toward you, and I desire to win and gain your love and friendship by a kind, just, and peaceable life.” This quote best represents?

Which of the following are true about Pennsylvania after the death of William Penn?

Which was the first document in American history that called for the abolition of slavery in the Americas?

In 1737, Pennsylvania colonists perpetrated one of the most famous frauds against Native Americans. Pennsylvanians used relay runners to mark out as much territory as they could in 36 hours.

Among their many beliefs, Quakers believed in non-violence. What did this make them?

Large numbers of ________ speaking people settled in Pennsylvania, which is why some Amish and Mennonites speak Pennsylvania Dutch today.

In 1676, this Virginian led a rebellion against Governor William Berkley, who favored rich tidewater landowners over poor frontiersmen.

The results of Bacon's Rebellion were:

After King Philip's War nearly wiped out English settlement, Charles II consolidated Connecticut, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey into the dominion of:

This example of mass hysteria in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693 is the setting for Arthur Miller's, The Crucible.

In the late 17th Century, the majority of Americans:

Colonial America was a classless society, as evidenced by the family of George Washington.

As the colonies matured, women gained a greater role in colonial society.

How has the geography of the U.S. provided protection and possibly influenced its defined government and political structure?

Into which major divisions can the 13 American Colonies be divided?

Which of the following best describes the New England Colonies?

What did New England become a center for due to its geography?

How would you describe this region?

Which of the following best describes the geography of the Middle colonies?

Which two major colonial cities are located at the mouth of navigable rivers in the Middle Colonies?

Which of the following best describes the geography of the Southern colonies?

What geographic feature played a major role in the settlement of many Southern cities?

Which country dominated Florida and the Gulf Coast?

Why did slavery in the American South last so long?

What was the most effective way to transport goods and travel in early U.S. history?

Americans often refer to the Seven Years War as what?

What reason for the Seven Years War does Crash Course focus on?

Which of the following best summarizes mercantilism?

Which of the following are associated with mercantilism?

Which of the following were key trade goods in the British mercantile economy before the French & Indian War?

Though the Spanish had a larger land mass empire in North America, which European power rivaled England in the 18th century?

Where were the French and British Empires clashing before the French & Indian War?

George Washington was also present for this major British defeat where Major General Edward Braddock and two-thirds of his army were killed just outside of downtown Pittsburgh.

Which group of people was formed by the majority of French-speaking Acadians who ended up in Louisiana?

Arguably, who was the biggest loser of the French & Indian War?

In 1763, the Seven Years War ended with what?

The goal of the Royal Proclamation Line of 1763 was to:

Who are two notable ministers in the Americas who preached during the Great Awakening?

This plan, proposed by Benjamin Franklin (age 48), aimed to form a united defense by the colonists and friendly Native Americans against the French at the beginning of the French and Indian War. Despite its failure, it is notable as the first time the colonists organized as a separate united governing body from Britain.

What was the economic system of the British Empire in the 18th century?

Who led an unsuccessful military campaign to eject the French from the Forks of the Ohio River near modern-day Pittsburgh?

Generally, who had better relations with the Native Americans, such as the Hurons and Mohawks?

The British capture of Nova Scotia led to the expulsion of which French-speaking people, in an event known as "The Expulsion"?

Which are the major British victories of 1759?

Why were the Native Americans the biggest losers of the French and Indian War?

In 1763, Native Americans, frustrated with the results of the Seven Years War and the treatment by the British, launched which armed uprising?

According to Crash Course, which two "isms" took hold in America following the Seven Years War and undermined traditional political authority?

What religious movement also undermined traditional political authority before the American Revolution?

During the Great Awakening, old-line Congregationalist churches were challenged by which type of ministers? These ministers placed less emphasis on predestination and more on an individual's experience of salvation or being born again.

A notable sermon from the Great Awakening was by Jonathan Edwards. Which one was it?

Which famous work from the American Revolution by Thomas Paine argued that American were exceptional and distinct from Britain?

In 1775 the Continental Congress sent what petition in an attempt to reconcile with the British Crown?

The American Revolution led to extraordinary changes in the 13 colonies?

The main strategy for the British in the first half of the American War of Independence was?

While the British captured the major cities in the colonies. What major advantages did the colonists have?

What battle was a much needed victory for the Continental Army following a string of defeats and the loss of many colonial cities. It iconically saw George Washington cross the Delaware River on Christmas morning and surprise a group of Hessian soldiers?

What was arguably the most important battle in the northern campaign of the American Revolution as it persuaded the French to assist the colonists against the British?

What country would bankrupt themselves leading to their own revolution shortly after the American War of Independence?

This climactic battle in the southern campaign saw Lord Cornwallis trapped on a peninsula between the Colonial Army and the French navy?

The continental army was the bravest most loyal fighting force in human history?

What was the name of the colonists who fought for the British?

What were some issues facing the continental Army during the war?

This group of colonists often had their property confiscated when they refused to fight?

Which might have been a better outcome for slaves in the colonies?

Native Americans eagerly joined in the American War of independence?

Women benefited greatly from the American war of independence gaining many rights they did not previously have under British rule.

What idea for motherhood took place after the American Revolution? It held that for the republic to survive it needed to have a well educated citizenry.

What was revolutionary about the American revolution?

According to this episode what was another aspect of the American revolution that was truly revolutionary?

Which of the following best describes the religious beliefs of Thomas Jefferson?

Thomas Jefferson called for what between church and state?

The American Revolution affected the economy in what way?

Immediately after the war there began to see a split between what two regions in the United States?

What were the effects of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?

What issue makes the founding fathers ideas about liberty look hypocritical?

According to this episode of Crash Course real change in the American Revolution happened