US. History Final 1st Quarter

Question 0

Who was Thomas Hooker?

Answer 0

He founded Connecticut

Question 1

How did Connecticut differ from Massachusetts when it came to voting?

Answer 1

It didn’t require voters to be church members

Question 2

Which European nation discovered a sea route to Asia?

Answer 2

Portugal

Question 3

List the middle colonies

Answer 3

New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Delaware

Question 4

Who was Queen Isabella

Answer 4

She funded expeditions for Christopher Columbus

Question 5

What is mercantilism

Answer 5

Nationalistic economic system designed to make nation wealthier and more powerful
mercantilist believe that a nations wealth consisted of gold
they sought to achieve a “favorable balance of trade”

Question 6

Who are the Pilgrims and Puritans? how did each group view the Protestant church in England and where do they differ?

Answer 6

Pilgrims are separatist who wanted to separate and be free to worship and serve God
Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England from Catholic influence and they believed in doctrines

Question 7

Why did the pilgrims leave Holland?

Answer 7

They left because the Dutch culture was influencing children

Question 8

Who was Hernando Cortes

Answer 8

He was the first great conquistador who conquered the Aztecs

Question 9

How did the Protestant Reformation affect religion in England

Answer 9

caused division between the Protestant and Catholic church

Question 10

What were the three different types of colonial government and which one allows the most freedom?

Answer 10

Charter colony is governed by trade company and is the most lenient form of government
the royal colony is controlled directly by the crown and is the most strict form of government
the proprietary government is governed by proprietor and is the second most lenient

Question 11

Which man was responsible for encouraging European exploration of the New World

Answer 11

Christopher Columbus

Question 12

What was the major reason for the growth of Massachusetts

Answer 12

Religious freedom

Question 13

What was Roanoke Island

Answer 13

“Lost colony” sir Walter Raleigh finance two trips to Roanoke Island

Question 14

Which nation dominated exploration of the New World during the sixteenth century

Answer 14

Spain

Question 15

The new England colonies?

Answer 15

Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island and New Hampshire

Question 16

Who was sir Francis Drake

Answer 16

Attacked Spanish shipping in Caribbean played role in defeating the Spanish Armada

Question 17

Why was the year 1619 important for Jamestown

Answer 17

Martial law was lifted
the house of burgesses was formed which is the first self-governing representative assembly
slavery was introduced to the new world when Dutch ships who carried African slaves landed in Jamestown
90 eligible women arrived with the purchase price being the cost of the travel

Question 18

What was the purpose of the settlement of Georgia

Answer 18

To provide protection against Spanish Florida and to provide a colony for devotes and vagrants

Question 19

What was the line of demarcation

Answer 19

The line is that separated lands that were claimed by Spain and Portugal

Question 20

What Was the Mayflower compact

Answer 20

The first document of self government in America that was signed by the pilgrims

Question 21

What movement in the 1500s was caused by Europe’s rediscovery of biblical truth

Answer 21

Protestant reformation

Question 22

What religion was practiced in Spain

Answer 22

Catholicism

Question 23

What was the Puritan covenant

Answer 23

An agreement God made with his people

they believe that they were bound to obey covenant as a way towards blessing

Question 24

What Was a conquistador

Answer 24

Spanish explorer and soldier of Fortune who fought for money

Question 25

What was the patroon system

Answer 25

It involved a patroon (who was the person) | that person had to agree to transport and settle 50 families and they would then receive a large piece of land

Question 26

What three innovations made it possible for explores to extend their travel to the New World

Answer 26

Compass caravel and astrolabe

Question 27

Was Marco Polo and what part did he play in the exploration of the New World

Answer 27

He told of the riches of Asia

Question 28

What was the great Wagonroad

Answer 28

Primary road from Philadelphia to the backcountry

Question 29

Who were the Pennsylvania Dutch?

Answer 29

German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania they were farmers but they were not Dutch

Question 30

Was the Albany Congress? | what was the Albany plan and why did it fail?

Answer 30

Albany congress attempted to establish political unity The Albany plan would establish centralized colonial government and it would fail because the colonist feared centralized government

Question 31

Who are the sons of liberty

Answer 31

It formed as a response to the stamp act

Question 32

Who were the Scots Irish

Answer 32

Protestant settlers in Ireland

Question 33

What was the New England primer

Answer 33

The standard text in colonial schools

Question 34

What was the hornbook

Answer 34

The first book a child receives it is shaped as a paddle It has two sides with one having the alphabet on one side and the Lords prayer on the other

Question 35

What was the power of the purse

Answer 35

It meant that the salaries of the royAl officials and military people were passed by elected officials only

Question 36

What was another name for the seven years war

Answer 36

French and Indian war

Question 37

What was the stamp act Congress

Answer 37

Represented colonial unity

Question 38

What was the proclamation line

Answer 38

It denied westward expansion and was established by Parliament

Question 39

What main advantage did the French have over the British throughout the French and Indian war

Answer 39

They had stronger Indian alliances

Question 40

What was the first example of colonial unity

Answer 40

The stamp act Congress

Question 41

How did the infant death rate in the colonies compare with the infant death rate in Europe

Answer 41

Was lower than in Europe

Question 42

Why did education in the south lag behind education and new England

Answer 42

Because of geography and the lack of Puritan presence

Question 43

What was the chief disadvantage of the British during the French and Indian war

Answer 43

They lacked colonial unity

Question 44

Who were the Acadians

Answer 44

They were French settlers who were forcibly moved from Nova Scotia by the British

Question 45

List the reasons for the growth of nationalism in the American colonies

Answer 45

They were isolated from Britain the Americans owned land that gave them a stake in their colonies the American colonies had strong sense of self government

Question 46

What was another name for village schools in New England

Answer 46

Dame schools

Question 47

What was the key campaign of the French and Indian war

Answer 47

Quebec campaign of 1759

Question 48

What treaty ended the French and Indian war

Answer 48

The Treaty of Paris in 1763

Question 49

Why was France a threat to the 13 colonies

Answer 49

They had a strong alliance with Algonquin Indians | the British had a difficult time defending their scattered settlements the colonies were not yet united

Question 50

Why did the Iroquois Ally with the British

Answer 50

They had a blood feud with the Algonquin Indians

Question 51

Why were epidemics more common in the 18th century

Answer 51

The cities grew and they were more crowded

Question 52

What was the British 3 part plan to win the seven years war

Answer 52

To leave the fighting in Europe to Prussia to use the British naval fleet to isolate the French in America and India and to replace the old generals with young general

Question 53

Why did Britain tax colonies after the seven years war

Answer 53

In order to help pay for the war

Question 54

What were the two largest non-English groups in America

Answer 54

Scots Irish and Germans

Question 55

What was the treaty of Utrecht

Answer 55

Ended queen Anne's war

Question 56

Why was education important to the Puritans

Answer 56

Biblical principles were integrated in education and the Puritans wanted education because it taught their children how to read the Bible and practical skills

Question 57

What was the response to the British refusal to remove tea from Boston Harbor in 1773

Answer 57

Men dressed as Indians dumped tea into the Harbor

Question 58

What is militia

Answer 58

Citizen soldiers

Question 59

What term describes colonial supporters of the British during the war for Independence

Answer 59

Patriots

Question 60

What treaty Brought an end to the war for independence

Answer 60

Treaty of Paris in 1783

Question 61

Who was William Howe

Answer 61

General William Howe, General Gage’s replacement, landed his forces on Staten Island. General William Howe: (the one who took New York) but Ultimately missed his objective. (by taking Philadelphia) (objective was to cut off the army)

Question 62

Who was John Burgoyne

Answer 62

He takes fort Ticonderoga and on October 17th 1777 British General Burgoyne surrendered to gates at Saratoga

Question 63

Who was Charles Cornwallis

Answer 63

He sets up his headquarters in Yorktown | He was cornered by the French and he asked for terms of surrender at Yorktown

Question 64

Who Was George Washington

Answer 64

Washington elected as commander in chief of the newly former continental army He sent troops into Trenton and Princeton Breaks the deadlock and he defends New York

Question 65

Who Was Henry Knox

Answer 65

He retrieves the captured British cannons

Question 66

Who was Daniel Morgan

Answer 66

He achieves the most perfect victory of the war with his idea of three lines at the battle of Cowpens

Question 67

Where was the first engagement of the war for independence

Answer 67

Lexington and Concord

Question 68

The capture of what fort was considered in early American success and supplied artillery for the forces around Boston

Answer 68

Ticonderoga

Question 69

What was a costly British victory outside of Boston

Answer 69

Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 70

What were the successful winter raids that lifted the morale of the young Continental Army

Answer 70

Trenton and Princeton

Question 71

Where did Washington make a unsuccessful attempt to stop the British from taking Philadelphia

Answer 71

Battle of Brandywine

Question 72

The capture of the British Army ___ helped encourage France to enter the war

Answer 72

Saratoga

Question 73

Where did the Continental Army make their headquarters during the winter of 1777 to 1778

Answer 73

Valley Forge

Question 74

Where did the Continental Army fight to a drawl while proving a new sense of professionalism

Answer 74

Monmouth

Question 75

What was the main issue behind the war for Independence

Answer 75

Practical self government

Question 76

What was the committee of correspondence

Answer 76

They provided information on British threats to liberty

Question 77

What was England's response to the Boston tea party

Answer 77

They charge taxes on the colonies

Question 78

What was the main accomplishment of the first Continental Congress

Answer 78

They elected Washington as continental commander

Question 79

What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill

Answer 79

Charges were sent by Thomas Gage | by the third charge the American lost ammunition and the British won at a costly victory

Question 80

What did common sense advocate

Answer 80

Independence from Britain

Question 81

Why did George Washington attempt to defend New York

Answer 81

If he did not defend, it would hurt support for the war

Question 82

Why was the Saratoga campaign important for the colonist

Answer 82

It brought France into the war and it was the first major campaign

Question 83

Who is Benedict Arnold and what was he known for

Answer 83

He was a traitor and was known for negotiating the fort for 20 grand

Question 84

Who was the Swamp Fox and how did he help the war effort

Answer 84

Francis Marion and he led guerilla raids against the British