This was the name for a group of persecuted Puritans that primarily settled New England.
The Puritans
This country also laid claim to parts of North America and at one point made up most of the settlers in the New Netherlands and Pennsylvania
The Dutch
This was the original name of New York before it was conquered by the British
New Amsterdam
What year was the Declaration of Independence, the document that officially signaled the start of the revolution, signed?
1776
This was the first permanent settlement by the English in North America. The colony faced starvation and almost half of its population died in the first year.
Plymouth Colony
This was the primary cash crop of the Southern Colonies. Due to disease and harsh conditions, African slaves were brought to harvest it.
Tobacco
This man was a progressive Puritan. His disagreements over personal freedoms and separation of church and state led him to found the colony of Rhode Island.
Roger Williams
This European power fought England for control of the northern parts of the Americas. The Indian War between England and this power led to the global Seven Years war that saw this power lose its American territory in modern day Canada.
France
This famous American founding father was one of the only to not later become president. He was a polymath, polyglot, inventor, political philosopher as well as diplomat to France.
Benjamin Franklin
This founding father was a key author of the Declaration of Independence and became the 3rd president of the US. Although he had slaves, he was the most radical demanding separation of church and state as well as many personal freedoms.
Thomas Jefferson
This founding father started as a colonial commander working with the British in the Indian wars. He later became commander of the revolutionary Continental Army then the first president of the US.
George Washington
This event in New England was a protest against high English taxes on the US colonies. It is seen as one of the starting points of the revolution.
The Boston Tea Party
