US l Benchmark Flashcards
What European nation established settlements in the present-day United States in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California?
Spain
Which European nation established settlements along the Mississippi River, New Orleans, and in Canada?
France
Which European nation established settlements on Manhattan Island and settlements along the Hudson River in present-day New York state?
Dutch
What example did citizens of Jamestown look to when setting up their own representative government?
English Parliament
Which colony was set up by Sir Walter Raleigh and was eventually considered “lost” after colonist John White return to find no sign of a settlement at all?
Roanoke
Which colony was started by John Smith and 100 Englishmen in 1607?
Jamestown
What Native American helped the Jamestown colonists survive by providing them with food during their first winter, teaching them how to cultivate crops, and improving relations by marrying a colonist?
Pocahontas
What type of representative government did Jamestown have?
House of Burgesses
The Pilgrims pledged their loyalty to England in which governmental document?
Mayflower Compact
Which colony was started by people that were banished from the Puritan colony and allowed its people the right to worship freely?
Rhode Island
Which colony got its start by william Penn and was originally designed to be a place where Quakers could worship freely?
Pennsylvania
Which Native American helped the Pilgrims survive their first year in Plymouth by providing them with seeds and showing them how to plant, fertilize, and cultivate crops?
Squanto
What were the voting requirements for people in the colonies?
Must be male
Must be white
Must own land
Due to its moderate climate, people in this region of colonial America were artisans and grew an abundance of crops such as wheat, rye, and barley.
Middle
Due to its colder climate and rocky soil, this area of colonial America specialized in shipbuilding through their use of lumber, fishing, and trading.
New England
Due to its humid and warm climate and fertile soil, this area is colonial America grew crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo. These crops were grown on small farms and plantations where citizens relied on African slave labor.
Southern
Many immigrants, otherwise too poor to migrate to the U.S., agreed to be ______ so they could travel to the colonies.
indentured servant
- African slaves traveled on a route to the Americas called the ___________.
Middle Passage
- What is the definition of subsistence farming?
farming only enough to support one’s family
- Which two European countries were historical rivals, particularly in the
1700’s?
France and Britain
- What war was taking place in Europe as the French and Indian war was taking
place in the colonies?
The Seven Year’s War
- Who was one officer who fought for the English during the French and Indian
War?
George Washington
- Which geographical region, because of its fertile soil and abundance of
resources, was very desirable for the British and the French?
The Ohio River Valley
24 . To appease the Native Americans, which of the following acts drew an
imaginary line just west of the Appalachian Mountains and forbade colonists from
settling past?
Proclamation of 1763
- Which of the following acts put a tax on all paper materials?
Stamp Act
- _________________ was the first casualty of the American Revolution. His
ethnicity was _______________.
Crispus Attucks, African American and Native American
- Which act forced colonists to house British soldiers?
Quartering Act
- A _____________ sided with the British cause during the Revolution, whereas
a ___________ sided with the American cause.
Loyalist/Patriot
- Who wrote “Common Sense”?
Thomas Paine
- Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
- In what way did the Declaration of Independence influence the political
structures of the world?
it caused revolutions in other countries
- Which English philosopher influenced the Declaration of Independence with
his statement that all people were born with the natural rights of “life, liberty, and
property”?
John Locke
- Where was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
- Who was Molly Pitcher?
one of the first women to assist in a War
- Which battle was fought on Christmas night and convinced American soldiers
to re-enlist for the following year?
Trenton
- Which American general had his name removed off of many Revolutionary War
monuments because of his traitorous actions?
Benedict Arnold
- What were slaves promised if they fought for the British army?
freedom
- Which battle was the turning point in the war and convinced the King of
France to reinforce the American cause?
Saratoga
- Who was commander of the British forces during the Revolutionary War?
Lord Charles Cornwallis
- What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
- What was NOT one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress could not conduct foreign affairs.
- Shay’s Rebellion occurred because of what?
The government attempting to tax farmers after the War
- The Constitution created rights for the _______________ whereas the Bill of
Rights outlined the rights of _____________________.
government, citizens
- Under the Constitution, which groups of people were not considered
“citizens”, and therefore lacked the rights of U.S. citizens.
Native Americans and African Americans
- __________________ is defined as the sharing of powers by the state and
national governments.
federalism
- What is considered the “supreme law of the land” for the United States?
The Constitution
- The Legislative Branch of the United States government refers to what?
Congress
- The Executive Branch of the United States government refers to what?
the president
- The Judicial Branch of the United States government can be summed up by
which word?
the courts
- Supporters of the Constitution’s ratification were called ________________
whereas non-supporters were called ________________.
Federalists and Antifederalists
- Which of the following is NOT a qualification to become United States
President?
You must be male.
- Who was the 2nd president of the United States?
John Adams
- In order to please Southerners, who moved the United States capital from the
North to a small area between Maryland and Virginia, called Washington D.C.?
Alexander Hamilton
- What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
Bill of Rights
- The third amendment, stating people do not have to house soldiers, is a result
of which act placed on the colonists before the Revolution?
Quartering Act
- How many senators are there from each state?
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