AMERICAN HISTORY A - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Jamestown - (ANSWER)The first colony in America, A Virginia colony.
Roanoke - (ANSWER)Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. All the settlers disappeared, and
historians still don't know what became of them.
Croatoan - (ANSWER)only clue left behind as to what happened to the Roanoake colony; carved in a tree
Sotweed - (ANSWER)another name for tobacco and snuff
Middle Colonies - (ANSWER)
Northern Colonies (*New England Colonies) - (ANSWER)
Southern Colonies - (ANSWER)
George Washington - (ANSWER)1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the
Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
Thomas Jefferson - (ANSWER)Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Ben Franklin - (ANSWER)American patriot, writer, printer, and inventor. During the Revolutionary War
he persuaded the French to help the colonists.
Boston Tea Party - (ANSWER)A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as
Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Massacre - (ANSWER)The first bloodshed of the American Revolution (1770), as British guards at
the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans
Jamestown - (ANSWER)The first colony in America, A Virginia colony.
Roanoke - (ANSWER)Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. All the settlers disappeared, and
historians still don't know what became of them.
Croatoan - (ANSWER)only clue left behind as to what happened to the Roanoake colony; carved in a tree
Sotweed - (ANSWER)another name for tobacco and snuff
Middle Colonies - (ANSWER)
Northern Colonies (*New England Colonies) - (ANSWER)
Southern Colonies - (ANSWER)
George Washington - (ANSWER)1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the
Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
Thomas Jefferson - (ANSWER)Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Ben Franklin - (ANSWER)American patriot, writer, printer, and inventor. During the Revolutionary War
he persuaded the French to help the colonists.
Boston Tea Party - (ANSWER)A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as
Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Massacre - (ANSWER)The first bloodshed of the American Revolution (1770), as British guards at
the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans
