Colonial America and Governance Quiz

King James I granted the charter for the Virginia Company, enabling the establishment of Jamestown colony in 1607.

Jamestown Colony, established in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America.

William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers.

The French and Indian War, fought from 1754 to 1763, was a conflict between England and France in North America.

James Otis, a British philosopher, argued for 'no taxation without representation,' a slogan popularized during American colonial protests.

The House of Burgesses, established in 1619 by the Virginia Company, was the first representative assembly in the American colonies.

The Mayflower Compact, established in 1620, set up the first system of self-government in the American colonies.

Nathaniel Bacon led the rebellion known as Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in 1676.

John Locke's ideas significantly influenced colonial governance, emphasizing natural rights and the social contract theory.

Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776.

Benjamin Church led the New England colonies during King Philip's War, a conflict between Native American tribes and English settlers from 1675 to 1678.

The Sugar Act, passed in 1764 by the British Parliament, imposed taxes on sugar, wine, and other imported goods in the American colonies.

The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 resulted in the execution of 20 people accused of witchcraft amid mass hysteria.

The Stamp Act Protests were a series of protests against British taxation policies in the American colonies during the 1760s and 1770s.

George Washington served as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

William Howe served as the commander of the British forces during the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.

The Battle of Saratoga is considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary War due to the surrender of General Burgoyne's British army.