The 13 Colonies - Page 3

Questions
  • What body of water formed the western boundary of the the United States in 1783?
  • How did King George's feelings toward the colonies change after the Boston Tea Party?
  • What three Middle Colonies offered religious freedom?
  • By 1750, what was the population of the colonies?
  • Why do you think British General Howe wanted to capture Philadelphia?
  • How did the middle colonies get their name?
  • What was the movement that drove more than 15,000 Puritans to Massachusetts?
  • What present-day states were formed out of land that was part of the original 13 states?
  • What kind of society did William Penn create in Pennsylvania?
  • What was the Great Awakening and how did it influence colonial independence?
  • What was the primary purpose of the British when they issued the Proclamation of 1763?
  • The first Africans to be brought to British North America landed in which colony in the early 1600s?
  • Why did the British government relax rules regulating trade for the American colonies in the late 1600s?
  • Before 1760, which statement best describes the colonies? Thank you so much.
  • How did the British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies?
  • How did the king and Parliament view the American colonies?
  • Why did colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?
  • What were some of the laws passed by colonial and state legislatures regarding slaves?
  • What act gave British officials the power to combat smuggling by issuing writs of assistance during colonial times?
  • How many original American colonies were there?