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First 9wks test Flashcards

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Which country lost all North American land claims to the British as result of the French and Indian war?

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France

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What caused the French and Indian war?

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British settlers pushed west in Native American and French lands

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Who won the French and Indian war?

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Great Britain

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Which consequence most directly led to the Revolutionary War?

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Great Britan was in debt.

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Which geographic barrier were the colonists forbidden to cross by the Proclamation of 1763?

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The Appalachian Mountains

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What does “no taxation without representation” mean?

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That colonists should have a say in the government that taxes them

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The Intolerable Acts were punishment for ______

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The Boston Tea Party

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Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act?

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Thy didn’t think that Great Britian had the authority to tax them

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What did the 1767 Townshend Act specify?

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Britian would only tax products IMPORTED into the country

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Colonists felt that the writs of assistance and the Quartering Act _________

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Violated their privacy

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The depiction of the Boston Massacre is an example of__________

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Historical propaganda

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New England’s law making body was_____

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Parliament

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Who wrote Common sense?

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Thomas Paine

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What role did Sons of Liberty play in the fight for liberty in the colonies

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They staged both violent and peaceful protests against Parliament’s laws

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What did the Tea Act attempt to do?

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Lower the price of tea while keeping a tax on tea

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Why did the colonists resent the Tea Act?

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It established a British monopoly on tea

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What was an effect of the Tea Act?

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Boston Tea Party

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What was a demand of the First Contental Congress?

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The repeal of the Intolerable Acts

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Why was Common Sense written?

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To convince colonists to declare independence from Britain

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What did the Declaratory Act state?

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The parliament had the power to make laws for the colonists in all cases whatsoever

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Salutary neglect allowed the colonies to:

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Ignore British laws, fines, and trade regulations

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Which scientist, printer, and statesman was the founding father to have signed 5 important US founding documents

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Ben Franklin

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What kind of economic activity took place in new Netherland?

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Farming and fur traded

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Why was William Penn’s colony considered a “holy experiment””?

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It would allow people of different religions to live together peacefully

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How did William Penn's treatment of American Indians differ from other colonies?
He tried to deal fairly with American Indians
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What role did women play in Quaker meetings?
The were allowed to lead the meetings
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What religion was William Penn?
He was a Quaker
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What economic activity dominated early French settlements in America?
A. Fur trade
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Who was NOT protected by Maryland's 1649 Act of Toleration?
Non-Christians
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Who had the right to vote in English colonies?
White men only
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In colonial times, how did a young man learn a trade?
By becoming an apprentice
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Which of the following was legal under slave codes?
The killing of an enslaved person by his or her master
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What was the Great Awakening?
A Christian revival that swept the colonies in the 1730's and 1740's
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Unlike modern public schools, colonial schools included instruction on what?
Religion
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Which of the following was the main reason why colonial authorities wrote slave codes?
They feared slave revolts
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Many standard contracts of an indentured servant failed to mention the servants wages. Why?
Indentured servants didn't get paid any wages
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Slavery became more widely used in the southern region because?
Cash crops, which grew more easily in this region, required a large labor force
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New England's colonial economy was MOSTLY based on what?
Natural resources
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What caused Bacon's rebellion?
Frontier settlers were angry that Virgina's government wasn't offering protection from Indian attacks
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Why did settlers come to Tennessee?
Rich soil, abundant land, and anger over unfair taxation
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Why is the wilderness road important?
It brought settlers west and trade goods east
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The Cumberland gap, along the wilderness road, is situated in which mountain range?
The Appalachians
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Who was instrumental in maintaining peace between the Cherokee and the British?
Little Carpenter
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The Watauga Compact (also known as Articles of the Watauga association) established
A way to keep order and make decisions within the community
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Who was the first to map the wilderness of Tennessee ?
The Long Huters
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How did the Long Hunters get their name?
They hunted in the wilderness for long periods of time
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Who was a famous frontiersman who led settlers into Kentucky and Tennessee through the Cumberland gap along the wilderness road?
Daniel Boone
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Militia
A force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community
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Minutemen
Members of the colonial militia, trained to respond at a minutes notice
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Patriot
A colonist who wanted independence from Great Britain
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Loyalist
A colonist who didn't want independence from Great Britain
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Thomas Paine
Wrote Common Sense that urge Americans to declare independence
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Continental Congress
A group of people who represent each of the 13 colonies. They met in Philadelphia to try to solve problems with the British, but eventually voted to separate from England. Almost all of its members signed the Declaration of Independence
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Sons of Liberty
We are the group of people who protest against British laws using both violent and peaceful forms of protest
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Paul Revere
Created the propaganda that made the Boston Massacre look like a Massacre. He also got credit for taking the "Midnight ride" to warn people of the country side that the British soldiers were approaching
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What was England's first permanent settlement in the new world?
Jamestown
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Why did the puritans leave England?
To escape persecution by England's king
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What's the difference between a proprietary and a royal colony?
Proprietary is run by an individual or a family, royal by the king
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What type of established church did Rhode Island support?
None; people of all faiths could worship freely
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What's a charter?
Permission to start a colony in the new world
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Why did John Smith say "He that does not work shall not eat"?
He wanted the colony to be organized and safe
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Jamestown eventually became successful due to?
Tobacco plantations
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Why did Puritans want to build a "City upon a hill"
Because they wanted to set an example for al of mankind
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What were joint-stock companies a good way of financing a new colony in America?
Large sums of money could be raised with little risk to the investors
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An indentured servant traded just or her what in exchange for a passage to the new world?
His or her labor
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In what did people from the village meet to talk and make decisions about local issues?
Town meetings/assembly meetings
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The what marked the start of a representative government in America
The house of Burgesses
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What was the most significant impact that the arrival of women in Virginia?
They gave the colonies more stability through creating families
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Which colony offered religious freedom?
Rhode Island

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