Colonial America through Revolution Flashcards
Which colony was founded by Roger Williams?
Rhode Island
Which colony was originally settled by Catholics?
Maryland
Which region of the American Colonies was the center of trading?
Middle colonies
Which colony was home to the Quakers?
Pennsylvania
The Dutch originally settled what two colonies?
New York and New Jersey
Which two colonies purchased their land from the natives?
Rhode Island and Pennsylvania
What colony was originally settled by the Puritans?
Plymouth Colony
Which colony was settled first?
Jamestown
Which colony was successfully settled first?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Which colony was originally settled by Sweden?
Delaware
Which was the last colony to be settled
Georgia
Which colony later claimed what is present day Maine as part of its territory?
Massachusetts
Which of the following was the first colony to promote religious freedom for everyone?
Rhode Island
What colony was founded by William Penn?
Pennsylvania
How did the French help the Patriots to defeat the British army at the end of the Revolutionary War?
Blockaded Yorktown harbor
Which of the following were British laws that pushed the colonies to rebel?
Sugar Act, Currency Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Townshend Act, Writs of Assistance
Why was George Washington selected to lead the Patriot army?
Because he was from the South and the North was more pro war
What does a Writ of Assistance do?
Gives unlimited search warrant
What Patriot victory led to France openly declaring their support for the Colonists?
Patriots defeated British at Saratoga, NY
In which region of the Colonies did the Revolutionary War come to an end?
Yorktown, Virginia (southern colonies)
Why have American historians made such an effort to turn Columbus into a hero?
Cognitive dissonance
Describe the Boston Massacre and explain how it was used to build support for independence.
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.
How did the British respond to the dumping of British Tea into the Boston harbor? What specifically did they do?
Passed Intolerable Actsput Boston under military rule
What did Thomas Paine do to build support for independence?
Wrote the small book “Common Sense” which rallied for independence for the colonies
Which of the following is NOT one of the groups believed to have “discovered” America before Columbus?
GROUPS: Siberians, Indonesians, West Africans, Vikings, Columbus
Which of the following is NOT an advantage the Patriots had during the Revolutionary War?
ADVANTAGES: familiarity of home ground, good leadership, inspiring cause (independence), support of French and Spanish
Which of the following is NOT an advantage the British had during our Revolutionary War?
ADVANTAGES: large well-trained army and navy, strong central government $, support of loyalists/natives
Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage the Patriots had during the Revolutionary War?
DISADVANTAGES: soldiers were untrained/undisciplined, lack of supplies, no Navy, no central government
What of the following is NOT a myth associated with Columbus?
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
Be able to identify on a map all 13 of the American colonies.
see map
Which of the following best describes the differences between European/American type slavery and African slavery?
European slaves were property, African slavery was indentured servitude, not life long, treated as human
Which side did most Indian tribes side with during the American Revolutionary War and why?
British because the American colonists wanted to expand land, and the British did not expand land
