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8th History - America > Test 3 (Nine-Weeks Exam), Chapters 1-7 > Flashcards

Test 3 (Nine-Weeks Exam), Chapters 1-7 Flashcards

1
Q

Who published Poor Richard’s Almanac?

A

Benjamin Franklin

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2
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What act of Parliament levied a tax on all legal documents in the colonies?

A

Stamp Act

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3
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Who led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga?

A

Ethan Allen

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4
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What did the Olive Branch Petition attempt to do?

A

reconcile the colonies with the king

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5
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What measure barred colonial settlement in all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains?

A

Proclamation of 1763

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6
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What was the purpose of the checks and balances system?

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to control the power of each of the three branches of government

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7
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Which American patriot became a traitor and helped the British in the War for Independence?

A

Benedict Arnold

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8
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What four words did President Washington use to end his oath of office?

A

'’So help me God’’

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9
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Which was the first permanent European settlement in the United States?

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St. Augustine

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10
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Who said, ‘‘I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country’’?

A

Nathan Hale

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11
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What was the first institution of higher learning in America?

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Harvard College

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12
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Which was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

A

Jamestown

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13
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Which explorer discovered Florida?

A

Ponce de Leon

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14
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What city in colonial America served as the meeting place for the First and Second Continental Congresses?

A

Philadelphia

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15
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Who nailed the Ninety-five Theses on the church door at Wittenburg, Germany, sparking the Protestant Reformation?

A

Martin Luther

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16
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Who served as Vice President under George Washington?

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John Adams

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17
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Who helped Paul Revere spread the word of the British advancement?

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Dr. Samuel Prescott

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18
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What is the name given to the President’s advisers?

A

Cabinet

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19
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Which great patriot declared, ‘‘Give me liberty, or give me death’’?

A

Patrick Henry

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20
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What did the Boston Port Bill do?

A

closed the port of Boston to commerce

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21
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became the first Secretary of the Treasury

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Alexander Hamilton

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22
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laid out the original plans for Washington, D.C.

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Pierre L’Enfant

23
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'’Father of American Conservatism’’

A

John Adams

24
Q

candidate for the Democratic-Republican party in the election of 1796

A

Thomas Jefferson

25
Q

'’Father of the Constitution’’

A

James Madison

26
Q

best-known missionary to the Indians

A

David Brainerd

27
Q

great American intellect and theologian

A

Johnathan Edwards

28
Q

wrote History of Plymouth Plantation

A

William Bradford

29
Q

famous for his ‘‘singing schools’’

A

William Billings

30
Q

Our country was founded as a _____

A

federal republic

31
Q

Americans involved in the Boston Tea Party disguised themselves as _____

A

Indians

32
Q

The soldiers hired by King George to fight against the colonists were called ______

A

Hessians

33
Q

Alexander Hamilton is a good example of those belonging to the _________ party

A

Federalist

34
Q

The Great Awakening is the name of the great revival that swept across 18th-century ______

A

America

35
Q

The Protestant Reformation began in ____

A

1517

36
Q

The author of ‘‘Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God’’ was ________

A

Johnathan Edwards

37
Q

_______ was the first Secretary of State

A

Thomas Jefferson

38
Q

Frenchman Marquis de Lafayette helped Washington in the _______

A

War for Independence

39
Q

the ‘‘shot heard ‘round the world’’

A

Lexington and Concord

40
Q

the turning point in America’s War for Independence

A

Saratoga

41
Q

winter camp of the Continental army (1777-1778)

A

Valley Forge

42
Q

the first major battle of the War for Independence

A

Bunker Hill

43
Q

patriot victory which ended the War for Independence

A

Yorktown

44
Q

What nickname was given Francis Marion because of his clever guerilla warfare?

A

'’Swamp Fox’’

45
Q

Name the famous pamphlet by Thomas Paine that gave a detailed account of English liberties and abuses of the monarchy and Parliament

A

Common Sense

46
Q

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress

A

July 4, 1776

47
Q

What peace treaty officially ended the American War for Independence

A

Treaty of Paris

48
Q

Who selected the location for the nation’s new capital, Washington, D.C.?

A

President Washington

49
Q

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

A

Bill of Rights

50
Q

What famous naval hero shouted, ‘‘I have not yet begun to fight’’?

A

John Paul Jones

51
Q

What was the name of the most widely read textbook in colonial America?

A

New England Primer

52
Q

What were some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

A
  • At least 9 states had to approve a measure before it could be passed by Congress, and all 13 states had to approve a bill to amend the Articles.
  • The central government had no executive or judicial branches to provide strong leadership and a just court system.
  • Congress lacked the power to tax and perform other essential duties.
53
Q

Name the three branches of government set up by the Constitution and briefly describe the function of each branch.

A

(1) Legislative - makes laws
(2) Executive - carries out (enforces) laws
(3) Judicial - interprets laws

54
Q

Identify the locations numbered on the map of colonial America.

A

New York, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Carolina, Delaware, Virginia.

(If you can’t do this future Cara, I have no hope in you.
Just kidding.
Goodluck..)

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