Review test Set #1 Flashcards

(30 cards)

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What major problem did the British face after the French Indian war?

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They had so much debt because of the war

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What was the purpose of the intolerable or coercive acts?

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The purpose of the intolerable acts was to punish the people of Massachusetts because they were being such little bitches about the TEa act

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What was Columbus looking for in his voyage of Exploration

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Christopher Columbus was looking for A route to India

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What was the biggest killer of Native Americans after contact with the Europeans

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The biggest killer was disease

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Who is given credit for writing most of the declaration of independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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What was the first successful English settlement in the north America

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Jamestown

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What was the original Puritan colony

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Massachusetts Bay colony

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What colony was started by the Quakers

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Philadelphia

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The growing of what crop made the Virginia colony economically viable

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Tobacco

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What did the tea act actually do

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The tea act allowed for the East India Company to Sell tea tax-free. It actually lowered the price of tea

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What was the purpose of the declaration of independence

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The purpose of the declaration of independence is to explain why we were leaving the control of the British

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Approximately how long ago did Homo sapiens crossover from Asia to North America

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20,000 years ago

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What were the two most important reasons for English colonization

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There was lots of free land and freedom

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What colony was started as a religious refuge for English Catholics

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Maryland

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Why was the period of benign or solitary neglect important for the English colonies

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It was important because it taught them how to run shit and how to get their shit together

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What was brought to North America on the middle passage

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Which European country had the best relations with the Indians

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What was the symbol of enlightenment in the English colonies

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Benjamin Franklin

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What movement in the early 1700s caused a religious revival in the colonies

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The great awakening

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What was the significance of the battle of Saratoga

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It helped us form an alliance with France

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Where did the Continental Army spend a very harsh winter with few supplies

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Valley Forge my nigga

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What 2 ideas is Roger Williams known for

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The separation of church and state and religious freedom

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What group in the colonies enforce non-importation

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The Sons of liberty

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What law passed in 1765 set off a storm of protest in the colonies

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The stamp act

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Why didn't colonists like The stamp act
It was a direct tax like sales tax
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What was the problem with the egalitarianism 1780s
It left out woman and Indians and any other minority and only apply to Whiteman
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Who is made commander of the Continental Army in 1776
George Washington
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What was the purpose of Thomas Payne's writing "Commonsense"
To attack the state
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The declaration of independence is based on the ideas of what English philosopher
John Locke
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Who was the most influential member of the sons of liberty in Boston. He advocated for the independence long before most other people
Sam Adams