Review test Set #1 Flashcards
What major problem did the British face after the French Indian war?
They had so much debt because of the war
What was the purpose of the intolerable or coercive acts?
The purpose of the intolerable acts was to punish the people of Massachusetts because they were being such little bitches about the TEa act
What was Columbus looking for in his voyage of Exploration
Christopher Columbus was looking for A route to India
What was the biggest killer of Native Americans after contact with the Europeans
The biggest killer was disease
Who is given credit for writing most of the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
What was the first successful English settlement in the north America
Jamestown
What was the original Puritan colony
Massachusetts Bay colony
What colony was started by the Quakers
Philadelphia
The growing of what crop made the Virginia colony economically viable
Tobacco
What did the tea act actually do
The tea act allowed for the East India Company to Sell tea tax-free. It actually lowered the price of tea
What was the purpose of the declaration of independence
The purpose of the declaration of independence is to explain why we were leaving the control of the British
Approximately how long ago did Homo sapiens crossover from Asia to North America
20,000 years ago
What were the two most important reasons for English colonization
There was lots of free land and freedom
What colony was started as a religious refuge for English Catholics
Maryland
Why was the period of benign or solitary neglect important for the English colonies
It was important because it taught them how to run shit and how to get their shit together
What was brought to North America on the middle passage
Slaves
Which European country had the best relations with the Indians
France
What was the symbol of enlightenment in the English colonies
Benjamin Franklin
What movement in the early 1700s caused a religious revival in the colonies
The great awakening
What was the significance of the battle of Saratoga
It helped us form an alliance with France
Where did the Continental Army spend a very harsh winter with few supplies
Valley Forge my nigga
What 2 ideas is Roger Williams known for
The separation of church and state and religious freedom
What group in the colonies enforce non-importation
The Sons of liberty
What law passed in 1765 set off a storm of protest in the colonies
The stamp act
Why didn’t colonists like The stamp act
It was a direct tax like sales tax
What was the problem with the egalitarianism 1780s
It left out woman and Indians and any other minority and only apply to Whiteman
Who is made commander of the Continental Army in 1776
George Washington
What was the purpose of Thomas Payne’s writing “Commonsense”
To attack the state
The declaration of independence is based on the ideas of what English philosopher
John Locke
Who was the most influential member of the sons of liberty in Boston. He advocated for the independence long before most other people
Sam Adams
