The making of a nation - The long road to independence

What happened when?

• colonization from Spain and France

• 1492

• Columbus' discovery of America

• 17th century

• Declaration of Independence

• 1773-1783

• Revolutionary war against Britain

• 1776

Who were European colonists shortly after 1600?

• Dutch

• German

• Norwegian

• French

How many British colonies had established themselves on the East Cost by the 1770s?

 

• 2

• 5

• none

• 13

Where did the European colonists come from?

• Belgium, Portugal, Nigeria, Germany

• France, Belgium, Sweden, Greece

• Iraq, Italy, Denmark, Spain

• Britain, Netherlands, Spain, France

Match the following: Match the group with their colonial experience.

• lost land and faced displacement

• Native Americans

• controlled early American colonies

• British settlers

• Fought to gain independencf

• Colonists in 1776

Put the following historical events in the correct order.

 

• Arrival of British settlers

• Founding of the 13 colonies

• Declaration of Independence

• Boston Tea Party

What was the Boston tea party?

• A meeting between the British colonists and Native Americans to end the genocide

• A political protest of colonists against the rules of the British government

• An afternoon tea party which made the colonists decide to unite the 13 colonies

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

•    Protestors met up to drink tea in Boston

•     Protestors destroyed a ship that carried tea

• Protestors threw tea from Britain into Boston Harbor

What was a major result of the Boston Tea Party?

• The British granted independence to the colonies

• Britain passed harsh laws to punish the colonies

• Native Americans were given new land rights

• France invaded the British colonies

When did the Revolutionary War against Britain take place?

• 1492-1498

• 1687-1696

• 1775-1783