Answer Key for Teachers Fasttrack to America's Past
Section 2:  Colonial America
Page 2 - 3 and 2 - 4   Timeline
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Event dates and answers for the blanks:
(See the word bank at the bottom of page 2 - 3.)
 
1.  Jamestown settled - 1607   ...successful English speaking colony...
2.  Pilgrims land at Plymouth - 1620   ...called the Separatists because...
3.  Puritans settle Boston - 1630   ...much larger than the..
4.  Maryland settled - 1634   ...colony for Catholics from England.
5.  England seizes New Amsterdam (NY) - 1664   ...without a shot, and...
6.  Carolina settled - 1670    ...split into two separate colonies...
7.  Quakers settle Pennsylvania - 1682    ...was at Philadelphia.
8.  English Bill of Rights - 1689   ...it sharply limited the power...
9.  Salem witch trials - 1692   ...were the last witchcraft trials...
10.  Georgia settled - 1733   ...was a barrier against Spanish...
11.  French and Indian War  - 1754 to 1763   The British won this war...
12.  George III becomes king - 1760    ...to get tighter control of...
13.  Stamp Act - 1765   ..."No taxation without representation."
14.  Boston Massacre - 1770   ...which side started the riot.
15.  Boston Tea Party - 1773  (Dec.)   ...Boston harbor closed.
16.  First Continental Congress - 1774  (Sept.)   ...beginning to unite.

The finished timeline is shown below

 
Reminder:  Students and teachers can also find the timeline shown below in the Timelines section of our main Internet support site.  A booklet with full page versions of all the completed timelines is available at a modest price, and carries permission to make overhead transparencies for classroom use.

 


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