Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

During the great awakening the two major religious denominations that develop are

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Methodists and Baptists

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2
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Of the following, the college that was established during the great awakening is

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Columbia

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3
Q

The French and Indian war was the colonial part of the

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Seven Years War

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4
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At the beginning of the was, two sides were the

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French and Indians versus the British

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5
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The French and Indian war ends with a huge British victory at

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Quebec

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6
Q

All of the following were results of the Treaty of Paris EXCEPT

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Britain must give Canada to the French

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7
Q

The British decide to tax products in the colonies mainly to

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Pay the debt from the French and Indian war

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8
Q

Anger over the Quartering act was a leading cause of the

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Boston Massacre

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9
Q

The Boston tea party was carried out by a group of colonists known as

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Sons of Liberty

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10
Q

All of the following were decisions made at the First Continental Congress EXCEPT

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Install George Washington as commander of the armed forces

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11
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Paul Revere warms colonies a of coming of the British army by using the tallest building in Boston, the

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Old North Church

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12
Q

Who were the midnight riders?

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William Dawes Samuel Prescott and Paul Revere

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13
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The British tried to make a sneak attack on Lexington and Concird because

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The patriots had a stockpile of weapons and ammo there

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14
Q

The only state that does not send a representative to the first continental congress is

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Georgia

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15
Q

What is not a part of Puritan mentality?

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Inner light

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16
Q

The issue that cause tension between Native Americans and settlers of New England was

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The taking of land by settlers

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17
Q

The most significant result of Bacons rebellion was

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England exerts even more control over the colony

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18
Q

How was the indentured servitude different from traditional slavery?

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Indentured servants were eventually given freedom

19
Q

Jonathan Edwards

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New England preacher who started the great awakening and wrote “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

20
Q

George Whitefield

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Popular traveling preacher of the Great Awakening

21
Q

Joesph Brant

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Convinced Native Americans to become allies either the British during the French and Indian War

22
Q

George Washington

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British major who was very unsuccessful in battle during the French and Indian war

23
Q

William Pitt

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Encouraged the British how to fight using guerilla warfare and had Ft. Duquesne named after him

24
Q

Paul revere

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Made a picture of the Boston Massacre that was intentionally wrong to make the colonist angry with the British

25
Q

General Gage

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British officer in charge of the military in Boston who planned the march to Lexington and concord

26
Q

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Wrote a poem that made Paul Revere the most well-know of all the midnight riders

27
Q

John Smith

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Brought order to the Jamestown colony but was later dismissed

28
Q

Lord De La Warre

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Governor of Jamestown who was openly hostile to Natives

29
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John Rolfe

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Settler who introduced the tobacco crop to Jamestown

30
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Pochahontas

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Daughter of a native chief who married an English settler

31
Q

Powhatan

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Powerful Native chow whose relationship with Jamestown settlers soured after the death of his daughter

32
Q

House of Burgesses

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Became the first experiment in representative government in America

33
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Puritans

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settlers of Massachusetts who believed in strict religious laws

34
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Anne Hutchinson

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Believed that only the individual can decide if he or she has grace

35
Q

Roger Williams

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Believed Native Americans should be compensated for land taken from them

36
Q

Quackers

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Group that separated itself from the Puritans and believed in pacifism

37
Q

Pequots

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New England tribe that was attacked by English settlers in 1637

38
Q

The great awakening was a response to a loss of _____ in the colonies in the 18th century.

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Religious spirituality

39
Q

Nathaniel Bacon

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Virginian settler who attempted to overthrow the royal government

40
Q

William Berkeley

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Royal governor of Virginia who was briefly overthrow in 1676

41
Q

Metacom

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Wampanoag chief who tried to expel all English settlers from New England

42
Q

Thomas Hooker

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Believed all freemen should have a vote

43
Q

Depravity

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Born with sin (the devil within)

44
Q

Grace

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Visible Saint only God can decide if you have it