Name ___________________ Date ____________ Hour 1 2 3 8 9
1. What is America’s most valuable resource? _______________
2. Describe the remains of the settlement that John Rolfe found. Use
complete sentences.
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3. What cargo does John Rolfe bring that helps the colonists survive
and thrive? _______________
4. Who does John Rolfe marry? _______________
5. What crop was America founded upon? _______________
6. What group of settlers arrived in 1630? _______________
7. What percent of Americans can trace their ancestory back to the
Mayflower? _______________
8. How do the Pocono Indians help the settlers with their food
supply? Use complete sentences. ____________________________
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P. 2
Name ___________________
9. What do the Native Americans want in return for their knowledge?
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10. What American holiday came out of the feast shared by the Indians
and the Pilgrims? _______________
11. Why did the colonists object to paying taxes? Use a complete
sentence. _______________________________________________
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12. What colonial resource is important to the British?
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13. What African cargo is more valuable than all others?
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14. How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?
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15. Who made the famous engraving of the Boston Massacre?
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16. How did news of the Boston Massacre reach the thirteen colonies?
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Name ___________________ Date ____________ Hour 1 2 3 8 9
17. Why did the colonists dump tea into the Boston Harbor? Write a
complete sentence. _______________________________________
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18. What did the British do in response to the dumping of the tea
into the harbor? Write a complete sentence. ___________________
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19. Why were the colonists prevented from moving west? Write a
complete sentence. _______________________________________
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20. Does the Continental Congress what war or peace with Britain?
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21. Complete the following quote, “I am not a Virginian, I am an
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P. 2
Name ___________________
22. British soldiers march for _______________ on April 19, 1775.
23. The goal of the British soldiers was to _______________________
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24. What famous American warned the colonists, “The British are
coming!”? _______________
25. What three groups did the colonists fight at Lexington.
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26. Who won the battle at Lexington? _______________
27. Who won the battle at Concord? _______________
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