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Colonial America quiz

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Who showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn using fish?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What animal did Ben Franklin's 1754 'Join, or Die' cartoon show?

    Answer: Snake

    Why: Its eight pieces stood for colonies or regions, with all of New England sharing a single piece.

  2. 2 Medium

    Which future Founding Father helped spark a war with France in 1754?

    Answer: George Washington

    Why: Weeks later, on 3 July 1754, a larger French force made him surrender Fort Necessity.

  3. 3 Hard

    What pen name did 16-year-old Ben Franklin use in 1722?

    Answer: Silence Dogood

    Why: The teenage apprentice wrote the letters in the voice of a middle-aged widow.

  4. 4 Easy

    What was the first permanent English settlement in America?

    Answer: Jamestown

    Why: Plymouth Colony came 13 years later, founded by the Pilgrims in 1620.

  5. 5 Medium

    Where did Pocahontas die in 1617?

    Answer: England

    Why: She was buried in St George's Church at Gravesend, a town on the River Thames.

  6. 6 Hard

    Who became the sixth nation of the Iroquois Confederacy?

    Answer: Tuscarora

    Why: They had moved north from North Carolina after their 1711 to 1713 war with English colonists.

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