Colonial America through Revolution

Question 1

Which colony was founded by Roger Williams?

Answer 1

Rhode Island

Question 2

Which colony was originally settled by Catholics?

Answer 2

Maryland

Question 3

Which region of the American Colonies was the center of trading?

Answer 3

Middle colonies

Question 4

Which colony was home to the Quakers?

Answer 4

Pennsylvania

Question 5

The Dutch originally settled what two colonies?

Answer 5

New York and New Jersey

Question 6

Which two colonies purchased their land from the natives?

Answer 6

Rhode Island and Pennsylvania

Question 7

What colony was originally settled by the Puritans?

Answer 7

Plymouth Colony

Question 8

Which colony was settled first?

Answer 8

Jamestown

Question 9

Which colony was successfully settled first?

Answer 9

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Question 10

Which colony was originally settled by Sweden?

Answer 10

Delaware

Question 11

Which was the last colony to be settled

Answer 11

Georgia

Question 12

Which colony later claimed what is present day Maine as part of its territory?

Answer 12

Massachusetts

Question 13

Which of the following was the first colony to promote religious freedom for everyone?

Answer 13

Rhode Island

Question 14

What colony was founded by William Penn?

Answer 14

Pennsylvania

Question 15

How did the French help the Patriots to defeat the British army at the end of the Revolutionary War?

Answer 15

Blockaded Yorktown harbor

Question 16

Which of the following were British laws that pushed the colonies to rebel?

Answer 16

Sugar Act, Currency Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Townshend Act, Writs of Assistance

Question 17

Why was George Washington selected to lead the Patriot army?

Answer 17

Because he was from the South and the North was more pro war

Question 18

What does a Writ of Assistance do?

Answer 18

Gives unlimited search warrant

Question 19

What Patriot victory led to France openly declaring their support for the Colonists?

Answer 19

Patriots defeated British at Saratoga, NY

Question 20

In which region of the Colonies did the Revolutionary War come to an end?

Answer 20

Yorktown, Virginia (southern colonies)

Question 21

Why have American historians made such an effort to turn Columbus into a hero?

Answer 21

Cognitive dissonance

Question 22

Describe the Boston Massacre and explain how it was used to build support for independence.

Answer 22

British seized colonist hero (John Hancock), mob formed in protest, British opened fire on the crowd and five people were killed. Made the colonies angry with Britain and wanted independence.

Question 23

How did the British respond to the dumping of British Tea into the Boston harbor? What specifically did they do?

Answer 23

Passed Intolerable Actsput Boston under military rule

Question 24

What did Thomas Paine do to build support for independence?

Answer 24

Wrote the small book “Common Sense” which rallied for independence for the colonies

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT one of the groups believed to have “discovered” America before Columbus?

Answer 25

GROUPS: Siberians, Indonesians, West Africans, Vikings, Columbus

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT an advantage the Patriots had during the Revolutionary War?

Answer 26

ADVANTAGES: familiarity of home ground, good leadership, inspiring cause (independence), support of French and Spanish

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT an advantage the British had during our Revolutionary War?

Answer 27

ADVANTAGES: large well-trained army and navy, strong central government $, support of loyalists/natives

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage the Patriots had during the Revolutionary War?

Answer 28

DISADVANTAGES: soldiers were untrained/undisciplined, lack of supplies, no Navy, no central government

Question 29

What of the following is NOT a myth associated with Columbus?

Answer 29

MYTHS: he proved the world was round, one of his ships sank, had harsh trip, landed in North America, found gold, and died a harsh death TRUTH: planned to find gold, had good weather, landed in S America and Caribbean, everyone knew world was round, started slave trade, wiped out indigenous populations

Question 30

Be able to identify on a map all 13 of the American colonies.

Answer 30

see map

Question 31

Which of the following best describes the differences between European/American type slavery and African slavery?

Answer 31

European slaves were property, African slavery was indentured servitude, not life long, treated as human

Question 32

Which side did most Indian tribes side with during the American Revolutionary War and why?

Answer 32

British because the American colonists wanted to expand land, and the British did not expand land