American History America the Story of US Name:______
Coach Heinz Episode 1: Rebels Date: ______
1. May 1610, John Rolfe is an English farmer that crosses the Atlantic in ______months, today
it takes _____ hours.
2. North America has abundant ______, untapped resources and forests that cover _____
the land with over _____ billion trees.
3. Jamestown is the first settled with 500 settlers, only _____ remain when Rolfe shows up.
4. John Rolfe plants ______whose world market is currently controlled by the
______. Selling seeds to foreigners is punishable by ______
5. TRUE OR FALSE: Rolfe’s crop is worth over 1 million dollars in today’s money.
6. TRUE OR FALSE: John Rolfe marries the Powhatan princess named Pocahontas.
7. Some slaves go onto own land in ______.
8. America is founded on tobacco; it will be America’s largest export for ______years.
9. The next settlers arrive at ______and are called ______that are
seeking ______freedom.
10. The pilgrims came across the Atlantic in a ship called the ______.
11. During the first three months ______of the pilgrims died.
12. Today more than ______% of Americans can trace their ancestry back to the Mayflower.
13. The pilgrims befriend the Wampanoag Indians that taught them to fertilize crops
with ______.
14. TRUE OR FALSE: The pilgrims returned the favor by helping the Wampanoag
Indians attack other Indian tribes.
15. Both pilgrims and Indians celebrated this new friendship in a feast known as
______.
16. A period of ______grows over the 13 colonies as more and more settlers
come across the Atlantic Ocean.
17. The Irish, Germans and Swedish push back the frontier while the ______
eventually establish New York.
18. The Colonists are now ______taller and ______than their European
Contemporaries.
19. Puritans average ______children and are ______% richer and pay ______of the taxes t hat the British pay.
20. Many colonists still think of themselves as ______.
21. May, 1768, John Hancock doesn’t want to pay ______to a King ______miles
away
22. King George sends ______Red Coats to help enforce his laws.
23. October 1768, the British control Boston’s ports that produce ______ships a year.
24. Who captures the moment British soldiers kill five citizens in Boston?
25. What is the British Response to the Boston Tea party
26. What important Concept comes from the Continental Congress in Philadelphia?
27. What were the Rebels’ chances of victory at Lexington & Concord? Why?