Semester 1 Exam Flashcards
The explorer _____ circumnavigated the earth.
Ferdinand Magellan
___ are workmen who are skilled in an applied art, such as a carpenter.
artisans
The Pilgrims signed the _____.
Mayflower Compact
A famous European traveler to Cathay was ______.
Marco Polo
The Portuguese invented a two- or three-masted ship called a(n) ____.
caravel
The marine _____ is a device for aiding navigation by means of the stars.
astrolabe
Maryland was a ___ colony.
Middle
The first English child born in America was ____.
Virginia Dare
The art or science of _____ means being able to plot a course of travel.
navigation
Virginia was a ___ colony.
Southern
A place of sanctuary and safety is a(n) ___.
haven
Those who disagree with the doctrine or policy of a church are called ___.
dissenters
North Carolina was a ___ colony.
Southern
Connecticut was a ___ colony.
New England
____ was the first European to reach the Caribbean.
Christopher Columbus
Pennsylvania was a ___ colony.
Middle
___ founded the colony of Connecticut.
Thomas Hooker
Which document limited William Penn’s authority in Pennsylvania and created a representative legislature?
Charter of Liberties
interested in North American fur trade
France
lost colony of Roanoke
CROTOAN
named for Queen Elizabeth l
Virginia
A(n) ___ is a group of citizen soldiers who can be called upon in a time of crisis.
militia
Select the correct definition for “sovereign.”
a person having authority, such as a king or queen
The colonists objected to the ___ of soldiers in their homes and towns during peace time.
quartering
No_ without representation
taxation
money; something used as money or a medium of exchange
currency
abuse of unrestrained government power
tyranny
Nathaniel ___ led the rebellion against Governor Berkeley.
Bacon
The lawyer who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre was ___.
John Adams
Select the definition for the word “vigilante.”
a person, especially the member of a group, who takes the law into his own hands
called the “Gibraltar of North America”
Louisburg
French fort taken by George Washington
Fort Duquesne
The ___ Boys were vigilantes from Pennsylvania.
Paxton
___ was the site of the “massacre” involving soldiers firing on citizens.
Boston
___ called for a boycott of all British imports.
Samuel Adams
Pontiac’s Rebellion was an effort to remove ___ settlers from the area west of the Appalachians.
white
The economic system that required European nations to start colonies to provide resources was called ___.
mercantilism
The Intolerable Acts were also called the ___ Acts.
Coercive
The ___ Act required all debts to be paid in hard currency.
Currency
something handed down from previous generations; a heritage
legacy
the noble class; a group of people with high rank due to birth or accomplishment
aristocracy
A leading preacher during the Great Awakening was ___.
Jonathan Edwards
Though the colonists were on the western side of the Atlantic, they still considered themselves ____.
Englishmen
The Sugar Act did away with the right of smugglers to a trial by ___.
Jury
The ___ Act was a statement by Parliament defending its right to tax the colonies.
Declaratory
The Navigation Acts that controlled shipping were unsuccessful because of ___.
smugglers
Select THREE reasons why the English Bill of Rights was important in American history?
- It had a direct bearing on the Articles of Confederation.
- It had a direct bearing on the U.S. Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights.
- It had a direct bearing on the U.S. Declaration of Independence
___ was killed at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
James Wolfe
The definition of “boycott” is ___.
an agreement to abstain from buying in order to force the sellers to be reasonable.
___ led the Parliament in passing unpopular acts.
Charles Townshend
Government is formed to protect ___, liberty, and property.
life
The fourth section of the Declaration of Independence closes by ___.
announcing that the colonies are now an independent nation, the United States of America
The campaign for Saratoga ended with the Battle of ___.
Bemis Heights
Benedict Arnold was a ___.
Traitor, Hero, General
Thomas Hobbes wrote a book called ___.
Leviathan
“Give me liberty, or give me ___!”
death
Men hired to serve in an army, especially in an army from a different country are known as ___.
mercenaries
“All men are created ___.”
equal
