Chapters 4-5

Question 1

Triangular trade

Answer 1

A trade from Africa (slaves, gold pepper) —> Britain (firearms, textiles, pots and pans) —> the Americas (sugar, rice, rum, cotton, tobacco).

Question 2

New England Colonies

Answer 2

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire— industrial only (fish, rum and ships) poor rocky soil, excellent harbors || major ports: boston, newports

Question 3

Middle Colonies

Answer 3

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware— agricultural & industrial factories
(Wheat, textiles, iron, paper) breadbasket colony || major ports: New York, Philadelphia

Question 4

Southern Colonies

Answer 4

Virginia, Carolinas, Maryland, Georgia— agricultural only (tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton) plantations || major ports: Charleston

Question 5

Century of change

Answer 5

1650-1750

Question 6

Winston Churchill

Answer 6

Created parliament

Question 7

Parliament

Answer 7

Assembly of people with the authority to make new laws

Question 8

English bill of rights

Answer 8

Divine right is no more; no monarch would have absolute rule

Question 9

William & Mary

Answer 9

Signed the English bill of rights, betraying Mary’s monarch father

Question 10

Great Awakening

Answer 10

1700s; return to faith, religious awakening, change of attitude, creates an American identity ((God before people, people before ruler))

Question 11

Jonathan Edwards & George Whitefield

Answer 11

Influential ministers in the Great Awakening

Question 12

1619

Answer 12

The first time America excepted a shipment of slaves / indentured servants

Question 13

Middle Passage

Answer 13

A 3-month journey from Africa to the Americas

Question 14

Angela of Angola

Answer 14

One of the “20 and odd” enslaved Africans that arrived to the Americas in 1619

Question 15

Queen Nzinga of Ndongo & Matamba

Answer 15

Princess/queen — amazing warrior with a fiery rivalry with her brother— skillfully port3etced her kingdom for 39 years (1624-1663)

Question 16

Salutary Neglect

Answer 16

Beneficial Neglect; England let colonies trade with no (and then few) restrictions— slack on rules; good for colonial development!

Question 17

Oxymoron

Answer 17

Two opposite words when put together make sense

Question 18

What do the French & Indian war and the Revolutionary War have in common?

Answer 18

Both wars energized by unfair taxation where citizens fought for their rights

Question 19

French and Indian war

Answer 19

Seven years wear from 1756-1763

Question 20

William Pitt

Answer 20

Secretary of State; political leader of Britain— helped win the French and Indian war

Question 21

Treaty of Paris

Answer 21

Treaty signed to end the French and

Indian war

Question 22

Patrick Henry’s quote

Answer 22

Threatening king George to not make bad choices like Charles I and Ceaser

Question 23

George Grenville

Answer 23

Prime Minister

Question 23

Stamp Act

Answer 23

For internal tax on all printed material

Question 24

James Otis

Answer 24

Boston Lawyer; created “no taxation without representation!”

Question 25

No taxation without representation

Answer 25

The right to be taxed by representatives of ones own choosing— at least give the Americans a say!

Question 26

Patrick Henry

Answer 26

“Treason speech” in the house of burgesses— created the virginia resolves

Question 27

Sons of Liberty

Answer 27

Secret organization of American patriots led by Samuel adams

Question 28

Intimidation tactics to stop stamp act

Answer 28

1. Tarring and feather 2. Effigy— doll of hated person 3. Boycotting British goods

Question 29

What was the most successful way of stopping the Stamp Act?

Answer 29

Boycott

Question 30

Daughters of liberty

Answer 30

Created a substitute for imported British goods; female spies

Question 31

Stamp Act Congress — NY

Answer 31

Decided only the colonial assemblies could tax— the power of BOYCOTT!

Question 32

Decleratory Act

Answer 32

After Stamp act repealed, England still considers itself boss

Question 33

The Boston Massacre

Answer 33

5 colonists shot to death; purely self defense because British redcoats were being attacked

Question 34

Townsend acts

Answer 34

Tax on paint, lead, glass, tea, ink & paper

Question 35

committees of correspondence

Answer 35

A committee that helped spread news of major events throughout the colonies

Question 36

Lord north

Answer 36

New prime minister, repealed all taxes from townshend acts but tea

Question 37

All but what item had tax removed on during the repeal of the Townsend acts?

Answer 37

Tea

Question 38

Boston Tea Party

Answer 38

December, 1773– 30 men dressed as Mohawk Indians, $1 million in damage

Question 39

Coercive acts

Answer 39

1774– port of Boston closed, all trials for murder by royal officers held in London, governmental positions appointed by king

Question 40

Intolerable acts

Answer 40

Coercive actss

Question 41

1st continental congress

Answer 41

Congress decides to boycott British goods, begin training troops, and meet again in 7 months

Question 42

MINUTEmen

Answer 42

Ready to fight at a minutes notice

Question 43

Thomas Gage

Answer 43

Royal Governor of Massachusetts, highest ranking British solider

Question 44

Margaret Gage

Answer 44

Thomas gage’s wife, ratted him out, possibly saved the Americas

Question 45

What was Thomas gage sent to do?

Answer 45

Destroy Concord Arsenal and arrest Sam Adams & John Hancock

Question 46

Who helped Paul Revere in his “Midnight Ride”?

Answer 46

Willam Dawes and Samuel Prescott

Question 47

Old north church

Answer 47

Used to help tell colonists if the redcoats were coming by land or by sea

Question 48

Declaratory Act

Answer 48

Made sure that everybody knew England was still boss

Question 49

Albany Plan

Answer 49

Franklin’s plan to unite the colonies against the French (snake —- Join or Die) FAILED

Question 50

Where was Franklin verbally assaulted by James Wedderburn

Answer 50

The Cockpit

Question 51

Fort Necessity

Answer 51

George Washington’s fort