Interim 2 Test Review Flashcards
Who were the American colonists fighting against in the revolutionary war?
Great Britain
Great Britain was left with unpaid bills and huge debt after the
French and Indian War
A patriot was a colonist who
wanted independence from Great Britain
Why did American colonists want independence?
They did not like taxation without representation
To stop colonists from moving west into Indian territory the _______ was passed.
Proclamation of 1763
The effects of the Boston Tea Party are…
- GB lost money (Tea = $$)
- The closing of Boston Harbor
How many American colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?
5
__________________ were most upset after the Boston Massacre.
Patriots
Name events that helped many colonists to grow tired of British rule:
- Proclamation of 1763
- The Quartering Act
- The Stamp Act
- The Boston Massacre
- The Intolerable Acts
The colonists stopped buying British goods after the ________and the ________.
Stamp Act and Townshend Acts
______ led the Continental Army.
George Washington
______________ is an important decision that was made at the Second Continental Congress.
Thomas Jefferson was to write the Declaration of Independence
To address the colonists’ complaints against the King the _____ was written.
Declaration of Independence
A right that cannot be taken away by the government is called an ________
unalienable right
Colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain would support the _________
Declaration of Independence
The largest mountain range in the western USA is the _______
Rocky Mountains
The largest mountain range in the eastern USA is the ________
Appalachian Mountains
Examples of landforms: ______
mountains, plains, peninsula, island
Jamestown is important because it was ___________
the 1st permanent English Settlement in North America
Explain the Mayflower Compact:
One of the first attempts at self-government in English colonies
When John White returned to Roanoke, what did they find? _____
No colonists! Even after they searched for them!
