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Question 1

main destination for most enslaved west africans

Answer 1

west indies or brazil

Question 2

main place where colonists sold their exports

Answer 2

west indies

Question 3

breaking its monopoly reduced the price for slaves

Answer 3

royal africa company

Question 4

one colonial region where the focus was on commercial farming

Answer 4

south, new york, and pennsylvania

Question 5

one of the biggest barriers to industrial growth in the colonies

Answer 5

lack of labor, small domestic market, and lack of transportation

Question 6

which side won most of the early battles of the french and indian war

Answer 6

france

Question 7

key native american group in the french/british struggle for the ohio valley

Answer 7

iroquois

Question 8

key british prime minister who provided critical leadersship for victory

Answer 8

william pitt

Question 9

one of three indecisive wars between france and britain

Answer 9

queen anne’s war

Question 10

one of two outstanding british military commanders in the french and indian war

Answer 10

wolfe and amherst

Question 11

this colonial’s region healthy environment promoted population and familial stability

Answer 11

new england

Question 12

within what newly arrived group did the bacon’s rebellion grow from

Answer 12

indentured servants

Question 13

largest non english non african immigration group of the 18th century

Answer 13

scots-irish

Question 14

name of french protestants kicked out of france in 1680s

Answer 14

huguenots

Question 15

colony with population of majority african

Answer 15

south carolina

Question 16

tax law that set off protest in 1765

Answer 16

stamp act

Question 17

factor behind 1760s crisises

Answer 17

debt from french and indian war

Question 18

military laws further angering colonists

Answer 18

quartering act

Question 19

who organized stamp act congress to promote a unified colonial protest

Answer 19

james otis

Question 20

battle that won america their independence

Answer 20

battle of yorktown

Question 21

battle that led to french alliance for america

Answer 21

battle of saratoga

Question 22

place the british first settled to fight, later surrendered it

Answer 22

boston

Question 23

1st major defeat for washington, almost wiped continental army.

Answer 23

new york

Question 24

wrote common sense and spread the real goals of independence

Answer 24

thomas paine

Question 25

pattern of land division

Answer 25

rectangular

Question 26

english political philosopher whose ideas were behind most of the Decl. of Indep.

Answer 26

john locke

Question 27

initially supported a reconciliation with britain at 2nd continental congress

Answer 27

john dickenson

Question 28

treaty that forced miami to surrender most of their land to the federal government.

Answer 28

treaty of greenville

Question 29

main effect of the war on slavery

Answer 29

abolition in the north

Question 30

loss of this trading partner was hurtful to the US

Answer 30

British West Indies

Question 31

this tribe was divided and shattered thanks to the battle of oriskany

Answer 31

iroquois

Question 32

this missing power created a weak government

Answer 32

taxation

Question 33

his uprising in 1786 turned many against the Articles

Answer 33

Shays

Question 34

along with hamilton and madison he urged a 5% tax on imports to pay the national debt

Answer 34

robert morris

Question 35

these pacifist christians were widely criticized during the revolution

Answer 35

quakers

Question 36

to negotiate the treaty of paris, the US briefly abandoned which ally

Answer 36

france

Question 37

1773 law designed to save the east india company from bankruptcy

Answer 37

tea act

Question 38

collection of laws punishing colonials for boston tea party

Answer 38

intolerable acts

Question 39

12 colony meeting in 1774 in response to crisis

Answer 39

1st continental congress

Question 40

which group of colonial women who led boycott on british good

Answer 40

daughters of liberty

Question 41

beginning in virginia in 1774, these groups promoted intercolonial cooperation

Answer 41

committees of correspondence

Question 42

religious hysteria in the 1690s

Answer 42

salem witch trials

Question 43

which nation never respected US navigation rights on the mississippi river or new orleans

Answer 43

spain

Question 44

this pattern of inheritance tended to encourage the formation of new towns in new enlgand

Answer 44

divide lands between all sons equally

Question 45

intellectual movement of the 1740s and 50s encouraged reason and education

Answer 45

the enlightenment

Question 46

when living on large plantations, african slaves were better able to do what?

Answer 46

establish their own culture

Question 47

largest slave rebellion in colonial america was attempted in which south carolina town

Answer 47

stono rebellion

Question 48

central to colonial trade and industry were which kinds of cities

Answer 48

port cities

Question 49

the foundation of democracy in new england was this meeting

Answer 49

town meeting

Question 50

name for ben franklin's failed plan for intercolonial union in 1754, on the eve of the french and indian war

Answer 50

albany plan

Question 51

one of two unfortunate qualities of king george III

Answer 51

removal of stable Whig ministry in politics, intellectual and psychological limitations

Question 52

other than the bible, this book was the most frequently owned book in colonial america

Answer 52

an almanac

Question 53

main issue in the historians debate over slavery has been whether this was a cause or a result of slavery

Answer 53

racism

Question 54

DD Winston Churchill referred to this conflict as the first world war

Answer 54

french and indian war

Question 55

a key meeting place for exchanging political ideas, news and political protests

Answer 55

taverns

Question 56

the idea that parliament represents everyone in the empire even without personally voting for a member of parliament

Answer 56

virtual representation

Question 57

foundation of democracy in new england was this:

Answer 57

town meeting

Question 58

loyalists

Answer 58

the american revolution resulted in loyalists fleeing to Canada and England. Before they fled they were being harassed. Loyalists were 1/5 of the white population. Black people and native Americans were also loyalists.

Question 59

Anglican group

Answer 59

Lost status of official religion of Virginia and Maryland. By the end they were very poor and couldn’t pay their ministers and their England support had ceased.

Question 60

Quakers

Answer 60

Weakened because of their pacifism was unpopular with the general public.

Question 61

Catholic Church

Answer 61

Strengthened because American Catholics supported the revolution. French alliance brought catholic priests and troops. Pope recognized America as a legitimate branch of Catholicism

Question 62

The institution of slavery

Answer 62

The revolution introduced slaves to the idea of liberty. South- reinforced white supremacy. North- embraced anti slavery sentiments, quakers influence

Question 63

Patterns of trade

Answer 63

After the revolution, America no longer had Britain’s backing or protection for trade. Britain didn’t allow them access = strengthened the US economy in the long run. Freedom opened up trade with Asia, Caribbean and South America

Question 64

Native Americans

Answer 64

The revolution screwed them. The British had at least fought against white expansion which was why some tribes allied with them. Their alliance with Britain => colonials treating native Americans as conquered people.

Question 65

Women’s rights and roles

Answer 65

The revolution meant men going off to fight so women had to step in to fill the jobs and roles they left behind. women also fought alongside men in battle or as nurses. after the revolution they found it hard to return to their sexist roles in society. many women spoke out about equality and education but that kind of change didn't come about for much later.