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1st 6 Weeks Exam
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When was Jamestown Founded
1607
A person who uses government's power unjustly
Tyrant
A formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony's geographic boundaries
Charter
A pamplet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American Colonists to support
independence
Common Sense
Which English Philosopher inspired Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
The document written to declare American Colonies as an Independent Nation---free from
Britain's Rule
Declaration of Independence
Name the Cash Crops of the South
Rice, Indigo, Tobacco
What kind of soil did the New England Colonies have?
Rocky, hard, not good for planting.
What was the soil like in the South?
Fertile.
Name Examples of Tyranny
The Proclamation Line of 1763, taxes imposed (Because of lack of representation)
Oppression is...
being held back
Give Examples of your Unalienable Rights (Natural Rights you were born with)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Jamestown was founded in which year?
1607
Plymouth was founded in which year?
1620
What saved Jamestown?
Tobacco (Brought by John Rolfe)
Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, House of Burgess, and the Fudnamental Orders of Connecticut
were the beginnings of...
Representative Government
What saved the Plymouth Colony?
The Indians taught the Pilgrims how to grow crops in sandy soil and how to fish
The House of Burgesses was the first representative....
Government
What did the Navigation Acts prevent
Colonists could not trade with anyone besides England
Which Region was known as the "bread basket colonies"
Middle Colonies
Which region was known for their shipbuilding, lumber, and fishing
New England
Which region's economy was based on cash crops
South
The French and Indian was fought between which two nations?
France and Britain
Who was the French and Indian War?
Britain
Which Pacifict Quaker founded Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Who was forced from their homes with the European Migration to North America
Native Americans
Which British Soldier was sent to command the French to leave the Ohio River Valley
George Washington
Who was chosen lead the continental army?
George Washington
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What did Thomas Paine believe in?
The colonies should overthrow the government that oppresses them. He believed in
Independence
What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?
The Great Awakening
Name events that occurred during the Revolutionary Era
Taxes Imposed by King George III, First and Second Continental Congress, Common Sense, The
Declaration of Independence
The Pilgrims wanted to break away from which church?
The Church of England
When tobacco was brought to America, which group ended up working in the fields?
African Slaves from the Triangle Trade
Benjamin Franklin proposed that the colonies should unite during the French and Indian
War...what was this plan or proposal called?
Albany Plan of Union
England felt the sole purpose of the colonies was to provide the mother country with...
raw materials
This was the goal of the first continental congress
PEACE
Paul Revere's Engraving was used as
Anti-British Propaganda
How did England plan to pay off the debt from the French and Indian War
Taxed the Colonies
What is a grievance?
A concern or complaint
Where could one find a list of grievances the colonists had regarding the British and their
relationship
Declaration of Independance
Name Examples of Civil Disobedience by the colonists
Boycotts, Tea Party
Who was the leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
Was Samuel Adams for or against Independence?
FOR!